notochord
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of notochord
First recorded in 1840–50; noto- + chord 1 5 (in the sense of “a cordlike anatomical structure”)
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Yes, according to Osaka Metropolitan University researchers, who found that suppression of Pcdh8 is essential for the notochord to elongate properly in zebrafish.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
One of the major stations is the notochord, which produces a signal that plays a crucial role in organizing the developing spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 2, 2024
Ogden's team captured images of the transport process happening in the cytonemes originating from the notochord.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 2, 2024
In adult vertebrates, the vertebral column replaces the notochord, which is only seen in the embryonic stage.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The entoderm, which has the appearance of being thickened because of the fact that the notochord has not yet completely separated from it, is continuous, through the blastopore, with the ectoderm.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
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