Term Name: myotome
Synonyms: muscle plate, myomere, myomeres, myotome region, myotomes, myotomus
Definition: A transitional population of migrating mesenchymal cells that derive from somites and that will become muscle cells.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0003082]

Relationships
develops from: dermomyotome somite
develops into: skeletal muscle organ
has parts: epaxial myotome region hypaxial myotome region myocoele myoseptum
is a type of: developing mesenchymal structure
has subtype: myotome somite 1 myotome somite 2 myotome somite 3 myotome somite 4 myotome somite 5 myotome somite 6 myotome somite 7 myotome somite 8 myotome somite 9 myotome somite 10 myotome somite 11 myotome somite 12 myotome somite 13 myotome somite 14 myotome somite 15 myotome somite 16 myotome somite 17 myotome somite 18 myotome somite 19 myotome somite 20 myotome somite 21 myotome somite 22 myotome somite 23 myotome somite 24 myotome somite 25 myotome somite 26 myotome somite 27 myotome somite 28 myotome somite 29 myotome somite 30 trunk and cervical myotome group