Term Information

Accession
GO:0036341
Name
chitin-based cuticle sclerotization by protein cross-linking
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
chitin-based cuticle sclerotization by protein cross-linking and cuticle tanning
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process of hardening of a chitin-based cuticle by protein cross-linking, and the incorporation of phenolic precursors. This mechanism of cuticle hardening occurs in insects and is usually accompanied by darkening of the cuticle. Source: GOC:sart, GOC:bf
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0036341 at QuickGO
Subset
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chitin-based cuticle sclerotization by protein cross-linking [is_a relation] is_a  chitin-based cuticle sclerotization (GO:0007593)

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