head mesenchyme
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. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0683400088 ]
Term info
head mesenchyme
- cephalic mesenchyme
efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
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]
uberon
cranial mesenchyme, desmocranium
UBERON:0005253
Term relations
- zebrafish component
- part of some head
- part of some embryonic structure
- part of some embryo
- part of some multicellular organism