"Head Kidney" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A primitive form of vertebrate kidney that is found in adults of some primitive FISHES and in the embryos of more advanced fishes. In some species of fishes it contains phagocytic cells and is also a major site of HEMATOPOIESIS, analogous to the mammalian BONE MARROW.
| Descriptor ID |
D060226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.449 A16.835.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Head Kidney- Head Kidney
- Head Kidneys
- Kidney, Head
- Kidneys, Head
- Anterior Kidney
- Anterior Kidneys
- Kidney, Anterior
- Kidneys, Anterior
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