An embryonic group of progenitor cells that forms from an outpouching of the septum transversum near the venous pole of the heart and gives rise to the epicardium. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0003342 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proepicardium ]
Synonyms: proepicardial organ proepicardial cluster
Term information
- ZFA:0005808
- EMAPA:36025
Proepicardial clusters in Zebrafish form on the pericardial wall, adjacent to the atrioventricular (AV) junction and near the venous pole[ZFA]