Term Name:	larval heart development
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Definition:	The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the larval heart over time, from its formation to the mature structure. In Drosophila the larval heart (dorsal vessel) is a continuous tube of mesodormal cells that runs beneath the dorsal midline of the epidermis, divided into an anterior aorta and a posterior heart proper.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0007508]    QuickGO    AmiGO