Details for dorsal aorta
dorsal aortaBTO (BRENDA Tissue Ontology) ID
BTO:0004673
Definition
The artery in vertebrate embryos that transports blood from the aortic arches to the trunk and limbs. In adult fish it is a major artery that carries oxygenated blood from the efferent branchial arteries to branches that supply the body organ. In adult tetrapods it arises from the systemic arch
Synonyms
1. dorsal aortic root
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