bulb of hair follicle
Thickening of the proximal end of the hair follicle. Contains rapidly proliferating, rather undifferentiated matrix cells (transient amplifying cells), melanocytes and outer root sheath cells. [ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 ]
Synonyms: hair bulb, hair follicle bulb
Term info
- SCTID:361360009
- FMA:70666
- MA:0000161
- UMLS:C0221962 (ncithesaurus:Hair_Bulb)
- EMAPA:18770
- NCIT:C32706
pheno_slim
coat hair bulb
uberon
UBERON:0005932
Bulb of hair follicle
https://github.com/obophenotype/mouse-anatomy-ontology/issues/56