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primordium

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primordium [prī′mȯrd·ē·əm]
(embryology)
anlage


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The proximal portion of the original primordium becomes the main duct of the salivary glands, and the terminal ducts dilate to form the secretory acini.
Unilateral submandibular gland aplasia: a rare phenomenon by Gupta, Neel; Palacios, Enrique; Barry, Shannon / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Hofmeister proposed that each new primordium develops on the tip of the growing stem in the spot that is farthest from older primordia.
Mathematical lives of plants: why plants grow in geometrically ... by Rehmeyer, Julie J. / Science News
The primordium forms when the fish is still in the larval stage, and its chemical composition contains a record of where the fish was born.
In tiny ear bones, the life story of a giant bluefin tuna by Cohen, Anne; Layne, Graham / Oceanus
 
 
 
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