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mesectoderm
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A double row of cells which are located at the midline from the end of gastrulations. The morphology of these cells is distinct from adjacent ectodermal cells - they are elongated such that one end remains exposed to the outside of the embryo at the mideline while the other end bissects the internalised mesoderm. [ http://flybase.org/reports/FBrf0089570.html ]
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Label
mesectoderm
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim
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Split term? The part of the mesenchyme derived from ectoderm, especially from the embryonic neural crest from which the pigment cells, meninges, and most of the branchial cartilages develop.[TFD]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
MesEc
has relational adjective
mesectodermal
id
UBERON:0000927