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mammary bud
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A bulb of epithelial cells that forms from the mammary placode that develops into the mammary gland. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
mammary bud
Synonyms
- lactiferous gland bud
- mammary gland bud
development notes
produced along the length of the embryonic mammary ridge these buds represent the future locations of the mammary glands. Invagination of ectoderm at each bud leads to the development of epithelial diverticula, later maturing as lactiferous ducts
has alternative id
UBERON:0004181
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
milk bud, mammary primordium
id
UBERON:0005333
Term relations
Subclass of:
- ecto-epithelium
- epithelial bud
- transformation of some mammary placode
- develops from some mammary placode
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