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blood island

Term ID
ZFA:0000094
Synonyms
  • blood islands
  • caudal hematopoietic tissue
  • posterior blood island
  • posterior ICM
Definition
Nests of developing blood cells arising late in the segmentation period from the intermediate mass, and located in the anterior-ventral tail, just posterior to the yolk extension. (1)
Appears at
Segmentation:26+ somites (22.0h-24.0h)
Evident until
Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h)
References
  • TAO:0000094
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