hair shaft
The main part of the hair which is composed of trichocytes and is divided into the cortex and medulla. [ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 ]
Synonyms: shaft of hair
Term info
database cross reference
- MA:0000159
- UMLS:C0221961 (ncithesaurus:Shaft_of_the_Hair)
- BTO:0004672
- SCTID:361359004
- NCIT:C33543
- EMAPA:36498
- FMA:70728
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
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0002074
prefLabel
Hair shaft