sclerotome

Noun

Meaning

One of the bony, cartilaginous, or membranous partitions which separate the myotomes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Related terms

sclerotomic sclerotomal

Examples

Somites give rise to the myotome (muscle tissue), sclerotome (cartilage and bone), and dermatome (subcutaneous tissue of the skin). Source: Internet

The notochord and the neural tube activate the protein SHH which helps the somite to form its sclerotome. Source: Internet

The cells of the sclerotome express the protein PAX1 that induces the cartilage and bone formation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sclerotization sclerotize sclerotomal sclerotomic sclerotomy sclerous