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heart primordium

Term ID
ZFA:0000028
Synonyms
  • cardiac field
  • heart primordia
Definition
Bilateral groups of cells consisting of three rows: one row of endocardial precursors medially and two rows of myocardial precursors laterally. The two populations fuse at the midline between 21 and 26 somites to form the heart rudiment or cone. (1)
Appears at
Segmentation:5-9 somites (11.66h-14.0h)
Evident until
Segmentation:20-25 somites (19.0h-22.0h)
References
  • TAO:0000028
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