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chitin-based cuticle

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A cuticular covering that is composed primarily of chitin. The main structural component of arthropod cuticle is a polysaccharide, chitin, composed of N-acetylglucosamine units, together with proteins and lipids[WP]. [ https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3348965&group_id=36855&atid=440764 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuticle#Invertebrate_zoology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod_exoskeleton ]

Term info

Label

chitin-based cuticle

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim

editor note

TODO - split from exoskeleton? Also: See above sf item to see if this belongs in GO

has alternative id

UBERON:FBbt_00004970

has broad synonym

exoskeleton

has related synonym

insect cuticle, arthropod exoskeleton, arthropod cuticle

id

UBERON:0001001