A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for the head kidney to attain its fully functional state. The head kidney is a pronephros that consists of fused bilateral lobes located in the anterior part of the kidney. [ GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10 ZFA:0000669 ]
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- pronephros maturation
- developmental maturation
- results in maturation of some head kidney
- part of some head kidney development