vertebral centrum element
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0016491
Skeletal element that functionally replaces the notochord[VSAP,modified]. [ VSAO:0000183 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/80 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/207 VSAO:curator http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: centrum of vertebra
Term info
- VSAO:0000183
Skeletal element that surrounds the notochord.[VSAO], the main cylindrical portion of the vertebra ventral to the vertebral canal
The vertebral centrum may be cartilaginous, develop as cartilage but be replaced by bone or mineralized, or form directly through intramembranous ossification.
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centrum
uberon
UBERON:0016491