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head kidney
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The zebrafish head kidney consists of fused bilateral lobes located in the anterior part of the kidney. It is analogous to the mammalian bone marrow and the primary site of definitive hematopoiesis.
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- zebrafish component
- part of some endocrine system
- part of some hematopoietic system
- part of some kidney