Term: pronephros hematopoietic stem cell
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Name: pronephros
Synonyms: embryonic kidney, pronephric nephron
Definition: The embryonic kidney, present at the level of the third somite, is composed of two glomeruli fused at the midline, two pronephric tubules, and paired bilateral pronephric ducts that modify the composition of the blood filtrate before delivering it to the cloaca for excretion.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000151]
Name: hematopoietic stem cell
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]