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primary heart field

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A specific region of the lateral mesoderm that will form the primary beating heart tube. In mammals the primary heart field gives rise to the left ventricle. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0003138 ]

Term info

Label

primary heart field

Synonyms
  • first heart field
  • primary heart field
database cross reference
abbreviation
FHF [ XAO : 0004185 ]

abbreviation
PHF [ XAO : 0004185 ]

external ontology notes

this term denotes the primary heart field; GO:0003128 denotes the superclass of primary and secondary: specific region of the lateral mesoderm into the area which will form the primary beating heart tube[GO:0003138]

has related synonym

heart field, FHF, PHF

id

UBERON:0004140