About The Medical Condition Notochord

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Notochord

Notochord Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Notochord Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Notochord?

The rod-shaped body, composed of cells derived from the mesoblast and defining the primitive axis of the embryo. In lower vertebrates, it persists throughout life as the main axial support of the body, but in higher vertebrates it is replaced by the vertebral column.

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