Term Name: | heart primordium |
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Synonyms: | cardiac field, fused heart primordium |
Definition: | Bilateral groups of cells consisting of three rows: one row of endocardial precursors medially and two rows of myocardical precursors laterally. The two populations fuse at the midline to form the heart rudiment or cone. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0003084] |