cu·ti·cle

(kyo͞o′tĭ-kəl)

1. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; epidermis.

2. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.

3. Dead or cornified epidermis.

4. Zoology The noncellular, hardened or membranous protective covering of many invertebrates, such as the transparent membrane that covers annelids.

5. Botany The layer of cutin covering the epidermis of the aerial parts of plants.

[Latin cutīcula, diminutive of cutis, skin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

cu·tic′u·lar (-tĭk′yə-lər) adj.

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Adj.

cuticular - of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula

dermal, epidermal, epidermic

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[24] proposed diffusion mechanism for the small sized particles in the plant leaf through cuticular and stomatal and pathways.

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ignotus males, the outer perimeter of caudal sucker has a wide cuticular hem and the inner perimeter lacks cuticular projections, a ventral cleft is absent in the caudal sucker whereas in E.

Light and Scanning Electron Microscopic Studies on Eustrongylides exciscus Larvae (Nematoda: Dioctophmida) from Channa punctatus Bloch from India

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In insects, cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profile is involved in many important biological functions and may vary in different conditions.

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Microscopic examination showed the cuticular membranes of the hydatid cysts and the outer fibrous capsule (Figure 3).

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We use the following abbreviations for some cuticular structures on the male copulatory apparatus following Salvatierra & Tourinho (2016): BS, barbed setae; CS,clubbed setae; FD,flat depressions; Lct, long curved-tip setae; OS, ordinary setae; Sct, sculptured surface tubercles.

New morphological data for the order Ricinulei with the description of two new species of Pseudocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei: Ricinoididae) from Mexico

Cuticular wax is a major barrier restricting moisture transfer.

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We also observed the expression of transporters on the cuticular plate, which has not been previously reported and is consistent with our observation of 2-NBDG uptake by OHCs through the cuticular plate using live-cell imaging (data not shown).

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