Xenopus Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: September 3, 2024
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004208
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004208
Preferred Name

adenohypophyseal placode

Definitions
The small pre-placodal ectoderm area that develops at the midline of the anterior neural ridge, abutting the anterior neural plate, and invaginates to form Rathke's pouch, which in turn forms the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and gives rise to the endocrine secretory cells of the pituitary.
Synonyms
pituitary placode
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