Term: head kidney myelomonocytic leukaemia
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Name: head kidney
Synonyms: anterior kidney, kidney marrow
Definition: The zebrafish head kidney consists of fused bilateral lobes located in the anterior part of the kidney. It is analogous to the mammalian bone marrow and the primary site of definitive hematopoiesis.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000669]
Name: myelomonocytic leukaemia
Synonyms: myeloid leukaemia, myelomonocytic type
Definition: Leukaemia in which neoplastic cells are moderately differentiated with a neutrophilic and a monocytic component. At least 20% of the cells have to be blasts.
Ontology: MPATH [MPATH:501]