Preferred Label : hair follicle placode;
Uberon definition : 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.;
Uberon synonym : hair placode;
Uberon related term : hair peg; hair germ; hair gem;
Uberon narrow term : vibrissa placode;
Origin ID : 0005086;
develops from
- develops into
- has potential to develop into
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.
