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Metanephric blastema
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The metanephric blastema (or metanephric mesenchyme, or metanephric mesoderm) is one of the two embryological structures that give rise to the kidney (the other is the ureteric bud.)
The metanephric blastema mostly develops into nephrons, but can also form parts of the collecting duct system.
External links
External links
- Template:EmbryologySwiss
- Template:EmbryologyUNC
- Diagram at mcgill.ca 1
- Diagram at mcgill.ca 2
- Qiao J, Cohen D, Herzlinger D (1995). “The metanephric blastema differentiates into collecting system and nephron epithelia in vitro”. Development. 121 (10): 3207–14. PMID 7588055.