arrector muscle of hair

A tiny smooth muscle that connects the hair follicle with the dermis. [ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 ]

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database cross reference

Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

plural form

erector pili [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0005132 ]

plural form

arrector pilli [ MP:0010679 ]

plural form

arrector pilli muscle [ MP:0010679 ]

plural form

arrector pili muscle [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/vocab/gxd/anatomy/EMAPA:26779 MP:0010679 ]

plural form

arrector pili [ FMA:67821 http://www.informatics.jax.org/searches/AMA.cgi?id=MA:0000778 ]

plural form

arrector pili smooth muscle [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/searches/AMA.cgi?id=MA:0000778 ]

definition

A tiny smooth muscle that connects the hair follicle with the dermis.

function notes

When contracted the arrector pili causes the raising of the hair

has exact synonym

arrector pili smooth muscle

arrector pilorum

arrector pilli muscle

arrector pilli

arrector pili

arrector pili muscle

arrector pilorum muscle of hair

has related synonym

erector pili

arectores pilorum

pilomotor muscle

erectores pilorum

has obo namespace

uberon

UBERON:0002033

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