OBO ID: UBERON:0002329
Term Name: somite Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • epimere
  • epimere mesoderm
  • epithelial somite
  • mesodermal cluster
  • somites
  • somitic mesoderm
  • somitus
Definition: Somites are spheres of epithelial cells that form sequentially along the anterior-posterior axis of the embryo through mesenchymal to epithelial transition of the presomitic mesoderm. (2)
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Ontology: Cell Ontology
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