| Term: | barbel skin development |
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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: | barbel |
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| Synonyms: | barble |
| Definition: | Surface structure which is a tactile structure found in the branchial region. Barbels are covered with epidermis rich in taste buds, and are innervated by branches of the cranial nerves. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000622] |
| Name: | skin development |
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| Synonyms: | animal skin development |
| Definition: | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the skin over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The skin is the external membranous integument of an animal. In vertebrates the skin generally consists of two layers, an outer nonsensitive and nonvascular epidermis (cuticle or skarfskin) composed of cells which are constantly growing and multiplying in the deeper, and being thrown off in the superficial layers, as well as an inner vascular dermis (cutis, corium or true skin) composed mostly of connective tissue. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0043588] QuickGO AmiGO |