head paraxial mesoderm

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0009617

Bilateral mesenchymal mesoderm parallel and immediately adjacent to the neural tube/notochord; it generates a subset of extra-ocular, and other head, muscles. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21610022 ]

Synonyms: cranial paraxial mesenchyme, cephalic paraxial mesenchyme, head paraxial mesenchyme, cranial paraxial mesoderm, cephalic paraxial mesoderm