Definition of Somite. Meaning of Somite. Synonyms of Somite

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Definition of Somite

Somite
Somite So"mite, n. [Gr. ? body.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) One of the actual or ideal serial segments of which an animal, esp. an articulate or vertebrate, is is composed; somatome; metamere. -- So*mit`ic, a.

Meaning of Somite from wikipedia

- The somites (outdated term: primitive segments) are a set of bilaterally paired blocks of paraxial mesoderm that form in the embryonic stage of somitogenesis...
- the ocular somite (referred as "acron" in previous literatures), which carries the eyes and labrum, with six post-ocular segments (somite 1 to 6), which...
- for somite differentiation Notochord protein ac****ulates in presomitic mesoderm destined to form the next somite and then decreases as that somite is established...
- into the so-called "all legs" or "no body" appearance. The body segments (somites) are generally interpreted as three main sections (tagma): cephalon (head...
- is established during embryogenesis when somites are rhythmically added to the posterior of the embryo. Somite formation begins around the third w**** when...
- Somitogenesis is the process by which somites form. Somites are bilaterally paired blocks of paraxial mesoderm that form along the anterior-posterior...
- somite 1-2...: ∎ Somites of head tagma (head / cephalon / prosoma) ...7-10: ∎ Abdominal somites (further somites omitted) P: ∎ Protocerebral somite /...
- the cephalothorax and the pleon (abdomen). Each segment – often called a somite – may possess one pair of appendages, although in various groups these may...
- which somites, blocks of mesoderm that give rise to a variety of connective tissues, are formed. The model describes the splitting off of somites from...
- ectoderm and somite-forming morphogenic factors cause some primary mesenchyme to form neural mesenchyme, or paraxial mesoderm, and contribute to somite formation...