Term Name:	head kidney maturation
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Definition:	A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for the head kidney to attain its fully functional state. The head kidney is a pronephros that consists of fused bilateral lobes located in the anterior part of the kidney.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0072121]    QuickGO    AmiGO