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dermal papilla

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A mesodermal signaling center of the hair follicle consisting of closely packed specialized mesenchymal fibroblasts. Framed by the enlarged bulb matrix in anagen. [ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 ]

Term info

Label

dermal papilla

Synonyms
  • dermal papillae
  • follicular papilla
database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Skin.jpg

editor note

consider adding grouping class for TAO:0001995 ! papilla

external ontology notes

ncit has 'hair papilla' as part of hypodermis

function notes

Blood vessels in the dermal papillae nourish all hair follicles and bring nutrients and oxygen to the lower layers of epidermal cells.

has related synonym

papilla corii, hair papilla, skin papilla, papilla dermatis, dermal papilla cell, papilla of corium, papillae dermis, hair follicle dermal papilla, papilla dermis

id

UBERON:0000412

taxon notes

In humans, at the surface of the skin in hands and feet, they appear as epidermal or papillary ridges (colloquially known as fingerprints)