Term: caudal hematopoietic tissue hematopoietic stem cell
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Name: caudal hematopoietic tissue
Synonyms:
Definition: Tissue that lies between the caudal artery and the caudal vein plexus where definitive hematopoiesis occurs after 48hpf and before the hematopoietic progenitors migrate to the thymus and kidney.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005898]
Name: hematopoietic stem cell
Synonyms: colony forming unit hematopoietic, hematopoietic progenitor cell, hemopoietic progenitor cell, hemopoietic stem cell, HSC
Definition: A stem cell from which all cells of the lymphoid and myeloid lineages develop, including blood cells and cells of the immune system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009014]