Teleost 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[ZFA,modified]. [ http://zfin.org/ZDB-PUB-040923-1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.00427 ]
Synonyms: anterior kidney kidney marrow
Term information
- BTO:0005189
- TAO:0000669
- MESH:D060226
- ZFA:0000669
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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. Davidson and Zon 2004.[TAO]
in GO, head kidney isa pronephros. Modified the ZFA relationships - the HK is derived from the anterior part of the pronephros and persists until adulthood
Term relations
- compound organ
- compound organ
- environment associated with an animal part or small animal
- abdomen element
- hemopoietic organ
- develops from some pronephros
- part of some endocrine system
- contains process some hemopoiesis
- part of some kidney