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head mesenchyme
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Term info
Label
head mesenchyme
Subsets
efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
definition
Portion of primordial embryonic connective tissue of the developing head, consisting of mesenchymal cells supported in interlaminar jelly, that derive mostly from the mesoderm and contribute to head connective tissue, bone and musculature in conjunction with cranial neural crest cells.
external definition
Mesoderm that will give rise, along with cranial neural crest cells, to connective tissue, bone and musculature in the head. (Source: BioGlossary, www.Biology-Text.com)[TAO]
has exact synonym
cephalic mesenchyme
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
cranial mesenchyme, desmocranium
id
UBERON:0005253
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl