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Term:
head kidney
(UBERON:0007132)
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Mouse: (0)
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Dog: (0)
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Parent Terms
Term With Siblings
Child Terms
abdomen element
+
compound organ
+
endocrine system
+
hemopoietic organ
+
kidney
+
pronephros
+
abdominal lymph node
+
abdominal mammary gland
abdominal viscera
+
adrenal gland
+
adult mammalian kidney
ampulla of Lorenzini
ampullary organ
anterior surface of kidney
bursa of Fabricius
+
caudal-fin organ
+
cavitated compound organ
+
chromaffin system
+
circulatory organ
+
compound organ component
+
corpus cavernosum maxillaris
+
corpuscles of Stannius
endocrine gland
+
endocrine pancreas
+
endostyle
+
epibranchial organ
epigonal organ
future tongue
+
gastralium
gastro-splenic ligament
gastrophrenic ligament
gubernaculum (male or female)
+
haemal node
head kidney
+
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].
hepatoduodenal ligament
hepatogastric ligament
hilum of kidney
hypothalamo-hypophyseal system
hypothalamus-pituitary axis
immature otolith
+
inguinal ligament
+
interrenal gland
kidney
+
kidney corticomedullary boundary
kidney epithelium
+
kidney interstitium
+
kidney vasculature
+
left kidney
+
Leydig's organ
+
lieno-renal ligament
ligament of liver
+
liver
+
medullary region of kidney
+
mesonephros
+
metanephros
+
muscle of abdomen
+
nephrostome
ovipositor
pancreatic system
parapineal organ
parietal organ
periarterial lymphatic sheath
posterior kidney
pronephric duct
+
pronephric glomerulus
+
pronephric nephron
+
pronephric sinus
pronephros
+
rectal diverticulum
renal collecting system
+
renal duct
+
renal fat pad
renal lobe
+
renal medulla
+
renal parenchyma
+
renal pelvis
+
renal sinus
+
renin-angiotensin system
respiratory airway
+
right kidney
+
solid compound organ
+
spleen
+
supraneural body
thymoid
thymus
+
thyroid primordium
+
triangular ligament of liver
interrenal gland
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
anterior kidney ; kidney marrow
Xrefs:
BTO:0005189 ;
MESH:D060226
; TAO:0000669 ; ZFA:0000669
Definition Sources:
DOI:10.1242/dev.00427, ZFIN:ZDB-PUB-040923-1