| Term: | head kidney hematopoietic stem cell |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| 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: | hematopoietic stem cell |
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| Synonyms: | colony forming unit hematopoietic, hematopoietic progenitor cell, hemopoietic progenitor cell, hemopoietic stem cell, HSC |
| Definition: | A stem cell from which all cells of the lymphoid and myeloid lineages develop, including blood cells and cells of the immune system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009014] |