Preferred Name

pronephros

Synonyms

anterior kidney

archinephron

head kidney

pronephron

embryonic kidney

Definitions

1. The primordial kidney; a vestigial excretory structure or its rudiments developing in the embryo at four weeks, before the mesonephros. Although nonfunctional, its duct is later used by the mesonephros, which arises caudal to it. 2. The definitive excretory organ of primitive fishes.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001541

definition

1. The primordial kidney; a vestigial excretory structure or its rudiments developing in the embryo at four weeks, before the mesonephros. Although nonfunctional, its duct is later used by the mesonephros, which arises caudal to it. 2. The definitive excretory organ of primitive fishes.

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anterior kidney

archinephron

head kidney

pronephron

embryonic kidney

id

BTO:0001541

label

pronephros

notation

BTO:0001541

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000379

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pronephros

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000379

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