| Paraxial mesoderm | |
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 Transverse section of a chick embryo of forty-five hours' incubation.
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 Chick embryo of thirty-three hours' incubation, viewed from the dorsal aspect. (Paraxial mesoderm labeled at left.) | |
| Details | |
| Carnegie stage | 9 |
| Gives rise to | Somitomere, head mesoderm |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | mesoderma paraxiale |
| TE | mesoderm_by_E5.0.2.1.0.0.3 E5.0.2.1.0.0.3 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Paraxial mesoderm, also known as presomitic or somitic mesoderm, is 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, blocks of tissue running along both sides of the neural tube, which form muscle and the tissues of the back, including connective tissue and the dermis.