Hepatic diverticulum
| Hepatic diverticulum | |
|---|---|
 Liver with the septum transversum. Human embryo 3 mm. long. | |
| Details | |
| Gives rise to | liver |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | diverticulum hepaticum |
| Code | TE E5.4.6.0.0.0.14 |
For use of the term in molluscs refer to Diverticulum (mollusc)
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.[1]
References
External links
- http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedED/orfpath/hepaticd.htm
- http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/research/div/dev-biology/fac-labs/zorn-lab/liver-dev.htm
- http://www.embryology.ch/anglais/sdigestive/leber02.html
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