Nephrogenic cord

Nephrogenic cord
Precursor	intermediate mesoderm, urogenital ridge

The nephrogenic cord is a portion of the urogenital ridge which is the source of much of the urinary system.

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• http://www.embryology.ch/anglais/turinary/constitution01.html

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v • d • e Prenatal development/mammalian embryogenesis - Development of the urinary and reproductive organs Common Urinary/Reproductive system Cloacal membrane - Cloaca - Urethral groove - Urogenital sinus - Urachus - Urogenital folds Kidney development Nephrogenic cord - Nephrotome - Pronephros - Mesonephros (Mesonephric tubules) Ureteric bud - Metanephric blastema Fetal genital development Primarily internal Gonadal ridge - Sex cord (Cortical cords, Testis cords) Pronephric duct/Wolffian duct/mesonephric duct - Müllerian duct/paramesonephric ducts (Vaginal plate) Primarily external Genital tubercle - Phallus - Labioscrotal folds Gubernaculum - Processus vaginalis see also list of homologues of the human reproductive system

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