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Embryonic Structures > Limb Buds

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Limb Buds  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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Synonym(s)

  • Limb Bud

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WM2B9JF4-H

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