Embryonic Structure
paraxial mesoderm
par·ax·i·al mes·o·derm
Definitions related to paraxial mesoderm:
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A thick, longitudinal column of intraembryonic mesoderm, located at either side of the notochord, that eventually forms paired somites.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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It lies next to the neural tube and will form SOMITES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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