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Embryonic Structures > Limb Buds

Preferred term

Limb Buds  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Limb Bud

Note

  • coordinate with specific limb with /embryol if pertinent

Scope note

  • Distinct regions of mesenchymal outgrowth at both flanks of an embryo during the SOMITE period. Limb buds, covered by ECTODERM, give rise to forelimb, hindlimb, and eventual functional limb structures. Limb bud cultures are used to study CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ORGANOGENESIS; and MORPHOGENESIS.

History note

  • 2008 (1996)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018878

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