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head kidney
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Teleost 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[ZFA,modified]. [ https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.00427 http://zfin.org/ZDB-PUB-040923-1 ]
Term info
Label
head kidney
Synonyms
- anterior kidney
- kidney marrow
Subsets
organ_slim
external definition
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. Davidson and Zon 2004.[TAO]
external ontology notes
in GO, head kidney isa pronephros. Modified the ZFA relationships - the HK is derived from the anterior part of the pronephros and persists until adulthood
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UBERON:0007132
Term relations
Subclass of:
- compound organ
- abdomen element
- hemopoietic organ
- develops_from some pronephros
- part of some endocrine system
- part of some kidney
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