medial layer of collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle extracellular matrix

id: GO:0060109
name: medial layer of collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle extracellular matrix
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The fluid-filled cuticle layer that lies between the cortical and basal layers and is characterized by the presence of regularly spaced columnar struts that lie on either side of the annular furrows and link the two surrounding layers. In C. elegans, a defined medial layer is found only in adult animals.

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