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dermal skeleton
- Term ID
- UBERON:0010364
- Synonyms
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- dermal skeletal system
- dermoskeleton
- desmoskeleton
- exoskeleton
- Definition
- Skeletal subdivision that undergoes direct development and includes elements that either develop in association with the basement membrane of the ectoderm or are homologous with such elements; includes dermatocranium, components of the appendicular skeleton, teeth and tooth-like elements of the oropharynx, and integumentary elements. http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051070
- References
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- VSAO:0000035
- XAO:0004025
- Ontology
- Cell Ontology
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