Preferred Label : mucus body coating;
Uberon definition : A coating of mucus that is produced by the skin and covers all or most of the body
of an animal.;
Uberon related term : mucous body coating;
Uberon Function note : The epidermal mucus of fish regulates swimming speed by controlling the hydrodynamic
resistance of the skin surface. The mucus is also presumed to serve as a defence against
pathogenic organisms and is intimately associated with osmoregulation.;
Origin ID : 0016926;
surrounds
A coating of mucus that is produced by the skin and covers all or most of the body
of an animal.
