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ureteric bud trunk

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ureteric bud cells that elongate to form a rigid structure (stalk) consisting of polarized epithelial cells without branching; the stalks differentiate into the collecting system of the mature kidney, while the tip cells interact with the adjacent cells of the metanephric mesenchyme, inducing their conversion into nephrons. [ ]

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ureteric bud trunk

database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

has related synonym

ureteric trunk, ureteric bud stalk, ureteric stalk

id

UBERON:0012238