head mesenchyme

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005253

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. [ MP:0011260 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0683400088&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: cephalic mesenchyme

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TAO:0000113
EFO:0003492
EMAPA:16098
EMAPA_RETIRED:16269
ZFA:0000113
EHDAA2:0000732
VHOG:0000332
FMA:76622
EHDAA:179

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efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000001

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]

has related synonym

cranial mesenchyme, desmocranium

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uberon

UBERON:0005253

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

prefLabel

Desmocranium