The Prescription of Drugs Ontology

Last uploaded: September 4, 2020
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003089
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003089
Preferred Name

sclerotome

Definitions
Ventral somitic compartment that is a precursor of the axial skeleton[XAO]. Sclerotomes eventually differentiate into the vertebrae and most of the skull. The caudal (posterior) half of one sclerotome fuses with the rostral (anterior) half of the adjacent one to form each vertebra. From their initial location within the somite, the sclerotome cells migrate medially towards the notochord. These cells meet the sclerotome cells from the other side to form the vertebral body. From this vertebral body, sclerotome cells move dorsally and surround the developing spinal cord, forming the vertebral arch[WP].
Synonyms
sclerotomus
sclerotomes
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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