somite

Term ID

UBERON:0002329

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)

References

• AAO:0010569
• AEO:0001015
• BTO:0001558
• EHDAA2:0003436
• EHDAA:366
• EHDAA:699
• EMAPA:31169
• GAID:1306
• MAT:0000068
• MESH:A16.254.425.660.750
• MIAA:0000068
• NCIT:C34302
• TAO:0000155
• UMLS:C0376449
• VHOG:0000191
• XAO:0000058
• ZFA:0000155
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somite
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0376449

Ontology

Cell Ontology