| Term: | pronephros epithelium |
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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: | pronephros |
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| Synonyms: | embryonic kidney, pronephric nephron |
| Definition: | The embryonic kidney, present at the level of the third somite, is composed of two glomeruli fused at the midline, two pronephric tubules, and paired bilateral pronephric ducts that modify the composition of the blood filtrate before delivering it to the cloaca for excretion. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000151] |
| Name: | epithelium |
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| Definition: | Portion of tissue, that consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells connected to each other by cell junctions and which is underlain by a basal lamina. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001486] |