| Name: | head kidney |
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| Synonyms: | anterior kidney, kidney marrow |
| Definition: | The zebrafish head kidney consists of fused bilateral lobes located in the anterior part of the kidney. It is analogous to the mammalian bone marrow and the primary site of definitive hematopoiesis. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000669] |
| Name: | monocyte |
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| Synonyms: | monocytes |
| Definition: | Myeloid mononuclear recirculating leukocyte that can act as a precursor of tissue macrophages, osteoclasts and some populations of tissue dendritic cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009265] |
| Name: | increased amount |
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| Synonyms: | accessory, increased, increased number, present in greater numbers in organism, supernumerary |
| Definition: | An amount which is relatively high. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000470] |