| Term: | neuromast ionocyte progenitor cell |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | neuromast |
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| Synonyms: | lateral line neuromast, lateral line organ, neuromasts |
| Definition: | Volcano-shaped lateral line sensory organ located in characteristic positions within the skin epithelium and containing hair cells and their support elements. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000243] |
| Name: | ionocyte progenitor cell |
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| Synonyms: | ionocyte progenitor cells |
| Definition: | A cell that will become an ionocyte. Ionocyte progenitor cells develop from epidermal stem cells in the ventral ectoderm that are DeltaC and Tp63 positive. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0007123] |