Term: Meckel's cartilage cytoophidium
Name: Meckel's cartilage
Synonyms: ventral mandibular cartilage
Definition: Meckel's cartilage is the bilaterally paired, rod-like, cartilaginous ventral component of the lower jaw, or ventral mandibular arch. It is typically resorbed in adults.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001205]

Name: cytoophidium
Synonyms:
Definition: A subcellular filamentary structure where CTP synthase is compartmentalized in a range of organisms including bacteria, yeast, fruit fly, rat and human.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097268]    QuickGO    AmiGO