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VERTEBRATE TRAIT ONTOLOGY - ANNOTATIONS

The Vertebrate Trait Ontology (VT) is being developed as a collaborative effort between the Rat Genome Database at the Medical College of Wisconsin (RGD, http://rgd.mcw.edu), Mouse Genome Informatics at the Jackson Laboratory (http://www.informatics.jax.org/) and the Animal QTL database at Iowa State University (http://www.animalgenome.org/cgi-bin/QTLdb/index). For more information about this vocabulary, or to request additions or changes, please contact us (http://rgd.mcw.edu/contact/index.shtml).

Term:skin barrier function trait
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Accession:VT:0002796 term browser browse the term
Definition:Any measurable or observable characteristic related to the ability of the membranous protective covering of the body to provide a protective barrier, to prevent water loss, moderate water integration and prevent foreign substances and bacteria from entering the body.
Synonyms:xref: GO:0033561 "regulation of water loss via skin"



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  vertebrate trait 5
    organism trait 1
      homeostasis trait 1
        fluid regulation trait 0
          skin barrier function trait 0
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  vertebrate trait 5
    organism subdivision trait 4
      surface structure trait 4
        surface structure physiology trait 0
          integumentary system physiology trait 0
            skin physiology trait 0
              skin barrier function trait 0
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