hair follicle placode

Term ID

UBERON:0005086

Synonyms

• hair gem
• hair germ
• hair peg
• hair placode
• vibrissa placode

Definition

A bud-like thickening in the epidermis consisting of elongated keratinocytes, which at the distal end are in touch with numerous aggregated specialized dermal fibroblasts, the dermal condensate. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005

References

• EMAPA:36479

Ontology

Cell Ontology