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mesenchyme of umbilical cord
- Term ID
- UBERON:0003422
- Synonyms
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- umbilical cord mesenchyme
- Wharton's jelly
- Definition
- A gelatinous substance within the umbilical cord, largely made up of mucopolysaccharides (hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate). It also contains some fibroblasts and macrophages. It is derived from Extra Embryonic Mesoderm[WP] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharton's_jelly
- References
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- EMAPA:26127
- EMAPA:35925
- Wharton's:jelly
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/368069009
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