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Embryonic Structures > Pronephros

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Pronephros  

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Definition

  • The primordial kidney that develops from the INTERMEDIATE MESODERM in the embryos of vertebrates, and is succeeded by the MESONEPHROS. In higher vertebrates and humans, the pronephros is a vestigial and transient structure.

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Entry terms

  • Pronephroi

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P8HWP3Z9-L

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