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notochord [2 records]

Record 1 2017-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Embryology
Universal entry(ies)
chorda dorsalis
Latin
chorda vertebralis
Latin, obsolete
DEF

An elastic, cartilaginous band or rod forming the primitive basis of the spinal column, present in all embryonic chordates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Embryologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
chorda dorsalis
Latin
chorda vertebralis
Latin, obsolete
CONT

Les cellules mésodermiques localisées directement sous la ligne primitive s'agrègent rapidement et forment un cordon appelé notochorde, qui constitue le premier support axial de l'embryon [...]

Key term(s)
  • notocorde
  • corde dorsale

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Animal Biology
CONT

The name "chordate" refers to the flexible rod of cartilage, the notochord, along the back that serves for support ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Biologie animale
CONT

Les vertébrés, les tuniciers et les lancelets sont des cordés, des animaux cœlomates dotés d'une notochorde, une tige souple qui résiste à la contraction musculaire et permet de rapides mouvements corporels latéraux.

Key term(s)
  • notocorde
  • corde dorsale

Spanish

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