hair follicle placode
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005086
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. [ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 ]
Synonyms: hair placode
Term info
An hair follicle placode is a thickening of the ectoderm that will give rise to the hair follicle bud[GO].
hair gem, hair peg, hair germ
vibrissa placode
uberon
UBERON:0005086
Term relations
- skin appendage placode
- develops from some embryonic skin basal layer
- has potential to develop into some hair follicle
- develops from some skin epidermis