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Rathke's pouch
- Term ID
- UBERON:0005356
- Synonyms
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- adenohypophysial pouch
- craniobuccal pouch
- craniopharyngeal pouch
- Definition
- A pouch of ectoderm that grows out from the upper surface of the embryonic stomodeum and gives rise to the anterior and intermediate lobes of the pituitary gland[MP]. In embryogenesis, Rathke's pouch is a depression in the roof of the developing mouth in front of the buccopharyngeal membrane. It gives rise to the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis), a part of the endocrine system[WP]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathke's_pouch
- References
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- AAO:0011094
- EHDAA2:0001588
- EMAPA:16725
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