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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Head Kidney
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Riñón Cefálico
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Rim Cefálico
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Synonyms English:
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Anterior Kidney
Anterior Kidneys
Head Kidneys
Kidney, Anterior
Kidney, Head
Kidneys, Anterior
Kidneys, Head
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Tree Number:
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A13.449
A16.835.400
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Definition English:
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A primitive form of vertebrate kidney that is found in adults of some primitive FISHES and in the embryos of more advanced fishes. In some species of fishes it contains phagocytic cells and is also a major site of HEMATOPOIESIS, analogous to the mammalian BONE MARROW. |
See Related English:
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Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary
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History Note English:
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2012
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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54436
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Unique Identifier:
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D060226
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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