part of
part_of
part of
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epicardium
heart
epicardium
XAO:0000316
epicardium (xenopus)
xenopus_anatomy
The inner layer of the pericardium that is in contact with the surface of the heart. During cardiac development, it is the source of multipotent mesenchymal cells, which give rise to endothelial and smooth muscle cells in coronary vessels and also, possibly, to cardiomyocytes.
UBERON:0002348
heart epicardium
heart primordium
tissue
epicardial precursor cell
NF stage 27