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Somites

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

Block-like masses of mesoderm, arranged in pairs lateral to the notochord and neural tube from which the vertebral column and musculature arise. 

See Dermomyotome, Epimere, Hypomere, Mesoderm, Myotome, Neural tube, Neurulation, Notochord, Sclerotome

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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