chitin-based cuticle tanning
id: GO:0007593
name: chitin-based cuticle tanning
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The cross-linking of chitin and other cuticle proteins, rendering them insoluble and hardening the cuticle. This process generally darkens the color of the cuticle.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0021700 | developmental maturation |
| GO:0040006 | protein-based cuticle attachment to epithelium |
