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hair shaft

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The main part of the hair which is composed of trichocytes and is divided into the cortex and medulla. [ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 ]

Term info

Label

hair shaft

Synonyms
  • shaft of hair
database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

editor note

TODO - check definition of trichocyte in CL, TODO - add distinct subclasses for coat hair vs vibrissa hair

has related synonym

scapus pili

id

UBERON:0002074