head paraxial mesoderm

Term ID

UBERON:0009617

Synonyms

• cephalic paraxial mesenchyme
• cephalic paraxial mesoderm
• cranial paraxial mesenchyme
• cranial paraxial mesoderm
• head paraxial mesenchyme
• somitomere
• somitomeric mesoderm

Definition

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

References

• EHDAA2:0000736
• EHDAA:364
• EMAPA:16171

Ontology

Cell Ontology