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sebum |
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Definitions |
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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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001866 |
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database_cross_reference |
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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function_notes |
waterproofs skin |
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has part | ||
has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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id |
UBERON:0001866 |
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label |
sebum |
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notation |
UBERON:0001866 |
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prefLabel |
sebum |
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produced by | ||
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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subClassOf |