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Category:GO:0060102 ! cuticular extracellular matrix
name: cuticular extracellular matrix
namespace: cellular_component
def: "A collagen and cuticulin-based noncellular, multilayered structure that is synthesized by an underlying ectodermal (hypodermal) cell layer. The cuticle serves essential functions in body morphology, locomotion, and environmental protection. An example of this component is found in Caenorhabditis elegans." [GOC:dph, GOC:kmv, ISSN:15518507, PMID:12619137]
synonym: "collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle extracellular matrix" EXACT []
synonym: "collagen and cuticulin-based exoskeleton extracellular matrix" RELATED []
synonym: "cuticular ECM" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0062023 ! collagen-containing extracellular matrix
is_a: GO:0140047 ! specialized extracellular matrix
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<GOterm>GO:0060102</GOterm>
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