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nephric ridge

Term ID
UBERON:0005792
Synonyms
  • nephric cord
Definition
Nephric tubules (nephrons) form embryonically along the nephric ridge. The ridge comprises three regions; anterior, middle and posterior. The functional kidney uses nephrons from only one or two regions of the ridge. A pronephric kidney uses only the nephrons from the anterior region of the ridge. A mesonephric kidney uses only the middle region, a metanephric kidney uses only the posterior region and an opisthonephric kidney uses the middle and posterior regions. http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/martini10/chapter27/custom2/deluxe-con
References
  • EHDAA2:0001242
  • EHDAA:1015
  • EMAPA:16368
  • VHOG:0001240
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