Intermediate mesoderm

Intermediate mesoderm

Transverse section of a chick embryo of forty-five hours’ incubation.
* Chordamesoderm: yellow, at notochord.
* Paraxial mesoderm: red, at somite.
* Intermediate mesoderm: purple, near Wolffian duct.
* Lateral plate mesoderm: purple, including "Somatic mesoderm" and "Splanchic mesoderm".
Details
Gives rise to Wolffian duct
Identifiers
Latin mesenchyma intermedium
Code TE E5.6.0.0.0.0.2

Anatomical terminology

Intermediate mesenchyme or intermediate mesoderm is a type of mesoderm (an embryological tissue) that is located between the paraxial mesoderm and the lateral plate.

It develops into the part of the urogenital system (kidneys and gonads), as well as the reproductive system.

See also

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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