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Hepatic diverticulum

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Hepatic diverticulum
Liver with the septum transversum. Human embryo 3 mm. long.
Details
Gives rise toLiver
Identifiers
Latindiverticulum hepaticum
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Anatomical terminology

The hepatic diverticulum (or liver bud) is a primordial cellular extension of the embryonic foregut endoderm that gives rise to the parenchyma of the liver and the bile duct.[1] It typically differentiates from the endoderm in the third or fourth week of gestation and is reabsorbed in tubular structures of the septum transversum by the eighth week. [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hepatic Diverticulum - Medical Definition from MediLexicon". Medilexicon.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ Meilstrup, Jon W. "Embryology". Structure. WordPress. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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