Term: | integument epidermis |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
Name: | integument |
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Synonyms: | skin |
Definition: | The outer protective barrier that separates the animal from its aquatic environment. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000368] |
Name: | epidermis |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | A cellular, multilayered epithelium derived from the ectoderm. Zebrafish epidermis consists only of living cells unlike terrestrial vertebrates in which dead, keratinized cells are present. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000105] |