Concept information
Preferred term
Animal Scales
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Cuticular Scale
- Cuticular Scales
- Dermal Scale
- Dermal Scales
- Epidermal Scale
- Epidermal Scales
- Scale, Cuticular
- Scale, Dermal
- Scale, Epidermal
- Scales, Cuticular
- Scales, Dermal
- Scales, Epidermal
Scope note
- Tough, horny, brittle, smooth, striated or plate-like extensions of the stratum corneum or outer layer of the skin. It serves as a protective layer in fishes, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
History note
- 2018
In other languages
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Finnish
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eläinten suomut
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000075342
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