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Uber Anatomy Ontology
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| Preferred Name | sebum | |
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Fatty lubricant matter secreted by sebaceous glands, and made of made of triglyceride oils, wax, squalene, and metabolytes of fat-producing cells[BTO,WP]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001866 |
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ENVO:02000037 BTO:0001981 NCIT:C13276 UMLS:C0036511 Wikipedia:Sebaceous_glands#Sebum MESH:D012629 FMA:61304 GAID:1168 MA:0002538
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| definition |
Fatty lubricant matter secreted by sebaceous glands, and made of made of triglyceride oils, wax, squalene, and metabolytes of fat-producing cells[BTO,WP].
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waterproofs skin
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uberon
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UBERON:0001866
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#mouse_subset |
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sebum
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| notation |
UBERON:0001866
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sebum
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| taxon_notes |
The composition of sebum varies across species. In humans, the lipid content is as follows: 25% wax monoesters, 41% triglycerides, 16% free fatty acids, 12% squalene; Sapienic acid is a sebum fatty acid that is unique to humans.
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