| Term: | head kidney myelomonocytic leukaemia |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | head kidney |
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| 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 |
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| 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] |