Portion of the middle of the three primary germ layers of the embryo that resides on the periphery of the embryo, is continuous with the extra-embryonic mesoderm, splits into two layers enclosing the intra-embryonic coelom, and gives rise to body wall structures[MP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_plate_mesoderm MP:0010117 ]

Synonyms: lateral mesoderm LPM

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Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

abbreviation
LPM [ ZFA:0000121 ]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Gray19_with_color.png

external definition

The portion of the mesoderm of the trunk of vertebrate embryos lying lateral to the intermediate mesoderm. [...] [It] subdivides into two plates: one dorsal, called the somatopleure, and one ventral, called the splanchnopleure. [Gastrulation:_From_cells_to_embryo_(2004)_Cold_Spring_Harbor, Glossary_XV, New_York:_Cold_Spring_Harbor_Laboratory_Press, Stern_CD][VHOG]

Portion of mesoderm traditionally thought to give rise to limb bones and parts of the girdles.[AAO]

external ontology notes

subclass of mesoderm in ZFA.

has related synonym

lateral plate mesenchyme

lateral plate

mesoderma laminae lateralis

has alternative id

UBERON:0006258

homology notes

A ventrolateral zone of amphioxus mesoderm grows down to surround the gut. Homology of this zone to the lateral plate mesoderm of vertebrates is supported by site of origin and fate.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0003081