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dermal papilla

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000412

A mesodermal signaling center of the hair follicle consisting of closely packed specialized mesenchymal fibroblasts. Framed by the enlarged bulb matrix in anagen. [ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 ]

Synonyms: dermal papillae follicular papilla

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

mouse_subset, pheno_slim, human_subset, human_reference_atlas

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Skin.jpg

editor note

consider adding grouping class for TAO:0001995 ! papilla

external ontology notes

ncit has 'hair papilla' as part of hypodermis

function notes

Blood vessels in the dermal papillae nourish all hair follicles and bring nutrients and oxygen to the lower layers of epidermal cells.

has related synonym

papilla corii

hair papilla

dermal papilla cell

papilla dermatis

skin papilla

papilla of corium

papillae dermis

hair follicle dermal papilla

papilla dermis

id

UBERON:0000412

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

taxon notes

In humans, at the surface of the skin in hands and feet, they appear as epidermal or papillary ridges (colloquially known as fingerprints)