The developmental process pertaining to the initial formation of the pronephros. In mammals, the pronephros is the first of the three embryonic kidneys to be established and exists only transiently. In lower vertebrates such as fish and amphibia, the pronephros is the fully functional embryonic kidney and is indispensable for larval life. [ GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10 ]
Synonyms: pronephric kidney formation
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- anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis and results in formation of anatomical entity some pronephros
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- anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis
- animal organ formation
- kidney rudiment formation
- part of some pronephros morphogenesis
- results in formation of anatomical entity some pronephros
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