Term: notochord notochord inner cell
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Name: notochord
Synonyms: notocord
Definition: Rod-like principal supportive element of the embryo and larva, present in the midline just ventral to the neural tube, and differentiating during the segmentation period to form large vacuolated epithelial cells and a surrounding sheath of fibrous and elastic layers. Layering of the sheath may differ in structure, thickness and development among groups; in cypriniforms there are actually three very thin layers to the sheath. A functional, well developed notochord is present throughout life in certain basal fish groups but not in cypriniforms.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000135]
Name: notochord inner cell
Synonyms: chordocytes
Definition: Structural cell of notochord that contain one large fluid-filled intracellular vacuole that occupies most of the cell volume.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005746]