Centra are represented by mineralized, calcified, or ossified portions that surround the notochord. The autocentrum, present in Danio and all other living teleosts, is formed by direct ossification outside the elastica externa of the notochord (Arratia, 1999). [ ORCiD:0000-0001-9114-8737 GOC:mh ]
Synonyms: autocentrum
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Term relations
- endochondral bone
- bony vertebral centrum
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some vertebra
- existence starts during or after some larval:protruding-mouth