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Ontology Browser
Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
acellular membrane +  
Bruch's membrane 
calcified structure of brain +  
chitin-based acellular structure +  
collagenous dermal stroma 
collection of collagen fibrils +  
compound eye corneal lens 
cusp of tooth +  
cutaneous microfibril 
cuticle +  
egg capsule 
egg chorion +  
eggshell +  
A product of the somatic follicle cell epithelium and a structure that supports the egg in a hostile environment, minimizing water loss whilst allowing gas exchanges essential for embryonic respiration[GO].
endocuticle 
exocuticle 
gastrolith 
gelatinous layer of statoconial membrane 
imaginal disc-derived wing vein 
insect chorionic specialization +  
insect cuticular specialization +  
keratin-based acellular structure 
lamina rara externa 
lamina rara interna 
myoseptum +  
otolith +  
primary vitreous 
pupal case +  
Reissner's fiber +  
statolith 
subcupular meshwork of statoconial membrane 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: egg shell
Xrefs: BTO:0001716 ;   MESH:D004528 ;   WBbt:0005843 ;   Wikipedia:Eggshell
External Ontologys: never_in_taxon NCBITaxon:32525
Definition Sources: GO:0030703, Wikipedia:Eggshell

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