Notochord/Definition

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Notochord [r]: A cartilaginous rod of mesodermal cells at the dorsal midline of all chordate embryos, important for the development of the vertebral column and the spinal cord.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Notochord (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.