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hair follicle placode
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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. [ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 ]
Term info
Label
hair follicle placode
Synonyms
- hair placode
external definition
An hair follicle placode is a thickening of the ectoderm that will give rise to the hair follicle bud[GO].
has narrow synonym
vibrissa placode
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
hair gem, hair peg, hair germ
id
UBERON:0005086
Term relations
Subclass of:
- skin appendage placode
- develops from some embryonic skin basal layer
- has potential to develop into some hair follicle
- develops from some skin epidermis
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