| Term Name: | migratory muscle precursor |
|---|---|
| Synonyms: | migratory mesenchymal precursor, MMP |
| Definition: | Muscle precursor cells that delaminate from the dermomyotome after epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and undergo long-range migration while retaining proliferative capacity. |
| Appears at: | Segmentation:20-25 somites (19.0h-22.0h) |
| Evident until: | Unknown |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005921] |
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