Ureteric bud
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| Ureteric bud | ||
|---|---|---|
| Precursor | Wolffian duct | |
| Gives rise to | part of kidney (calyx, collecting duct, renal pelvis, ureter) | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | b_25/12199662 | |
The Ureteric bud is a portion of the mesonephric duct. Other than the nephrons, the rest of the adult kidney is derived from the ureteric bud. (The remainder is derived from the metanephric blastema.) Its origin is from mesenephros.
It is also sometimes called the "Metanephric diverticulum".
[edit] External links
- Embryology at UNC genital-017
- ucsf.edu - see "Early Kidney Development"
- Diagram at Nature.com
- uoguelph.ca
