| Name: | head kidney |
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| Synonyms: | anterior kidney, kidney marrow |
| 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. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000669] |
| Name: | myeloblast |
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| Synonyms: | myeloblasts |
| Definition: | The most primitive precursor in the granulocytic series, having fine, evenly distributed chromatin, several nucleoli, and a nongranular basophilic cytoplasm. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009353] |