Term: ventral wall of dorsal aorta common myeloid progenitor
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Name: ventral wall of dorsal aorta
Synonyms: AGM, aorta gonad mesonephros region, DA roof, DA-PCV joint, dorsal aorta - posterior cardinal vein joint, DP joint
Definition: Region where blood progenitor markers are expressed. Probable site of definitive hematopoiesis between 36hpf and 4dpf.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005028]
Name: common myeloid progenitor
Synonyms: CMP, colony forming unit granulocyte, erythrocyte, macrophage, and megakaryocyte, multipotential myeloid stem cell, myeloid stem cell, pluripotent stem cell (bone marrow)
Definition: A progenitor cell committed to myeloid lineage, including the megakaryocyte and erythroid lineages.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009021]