Title: paraxial mesoderm
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - paraxial mesoderm
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.11070
Status: current

Definition
Area of mesoderm in the embryo that forms during neurulation, lies along both sides of the neural tube, and gives rise to the somites.

Related Terms
- mesoderm: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10944
- neural tube: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11003
- neurulation: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11015
- somites: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11231

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 790 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11070/xml

Citation: Citation: 'paraxial mesoderm' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11070
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