| Term: | segmental plate adaxial 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: | segmental plate |
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| Synonyms: | presomitic mesoderm, PSM |
| Definition: | Unsegmented field of paraxial mesoderm present posterior to the most recently formed somite pair, from which somites will form. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000279] |
| Name: | adaxial cell |
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| Synonyms: | adaxial cells |
| Definition: | Muscle precursor cell that is adjacent to the notochord and part of the presomitic mesoderm. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000003] |