Preferred Label : mesenchyme;
Uberon definition : Portion of tissue consisting of loosely organized undifferentiated mesodermal cells
that give rise to such structures as connective tissues, blood, lymphatics, bone,
and cartilage[XAO]. A mesh-like cell arrangement, less compact than an epithelium[ZFA].
The part of the embryonic mesoderm, consisting of loosely packed, unspecialized cells
set in a gelatinous ground substance, from which connective tissue, bone, cartilage,
and the circulatory and lymphatic systems develop[BTO].;
Uberon synonym : mesenchymal tissue; mesenchyme tissue; portion of mesenchymal tissue; portion of mesenchyme tissue;
Origin ID : 0003104;
UMLS CUI : C0162415;
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develops into
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Portion of tissue consisting of loosely organized undifferentiated mesodermal cells
that give rise to such structures as connective tissues, blood, lymphatics, bone,
and cartilage[XAO]. A mesh-like cell arrangement, less compact than an epithelium[ZFA].
The part of the embryonic mesoderm, consisting of loosely packed, unspecialized cells
set in a gelatinous ground substance, from which connective tissue, bone, cartilage,
and the circulatory and lymphatic systems develop[BTO].