egg chorion
A protective, noncellular membrane that surrounds the eggs of various animals including insects and fish [GO]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0042600 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorion_(egg) ]
Term info
egg chorion
- chorion (egg)
uberon_slim, vertebrate_core, dubious_grouping
The egg shell. Kimmel et al, 1995.[TAO]
uberon
chorion
UBERON:0000920
Term relations
- acellular anatomical structure
- part of some entire extraembryonic component
- surrounds some vitelline membrane