paraxial cell
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0011007
A cell in the area of mesoderm in the neurulating embryo that flanks and forms simultaneously with the neural tube. The cells of this region give rise to somites. [ GOC:NV http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11687492 ]
Synonyms: somitic mesoderm cell, paraxial mesoderm cell
Term info
presomitic mesoderm cell