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Cephalopod Ontology
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| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CEPH_0000061
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CEPH_0000061
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| Preferred Name | chromatophore |
| Definitions |
A pigment cell. In cephalopods the chromatophore is part of an organ composed of numerous cells including many slender muscle cells. Under nervous control, the muscles rapidly expand and flatten the pigment cell which spreads the pigment over a relatively broad area.
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | A pigment cell. In cephalopods the chromatophore is part of an organ composed of numerous cells including many slender muscle cells. Under nervous control, the muscles rapidly expand and flatten the pigment cell which spreads the pigment over a relatively broad area. |
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chromatophore
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| prefLabel |
chromatophore
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| prefixIRI |
CEPH:0000061
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