Term: thymus primordium hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell
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Name: thymus primordium
Synonyms: thymic rudiment
Definition: A small outgrowth of the pharyngeal epithelium that is the site of lymphocyte cell production.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001077]
Name: hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell
Synonyms: hemopoietic progenitor cell
Definition: A hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell is multipotent, but not capable of long-term self-renewal. These cells are characterized as lacking lineage cell surface markers and being CD34-positive in both mice and humans.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009354]