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MeSH Heading: Limb Buds
Tree Number(s): A16.567
Unique ID: D018878
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018878
Annotation: coordinate with specific limb with /‌embryol if pertinent
Scope Note: Distinct regions of mesenchymal outgrowth at both flanks of an embryo during the SOMITE period. Limb buds, covered by ECTODERM, give rise to forelimb, hindlimb, and eventual functional limb structures. Limb bud cultures are used to study CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ORGANOGENESIS; and MORPHOGENESIS.
Entry Term(s): Limb Bud
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see LIMB BUD 1996-2007
History Note: 2008 (1996)
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/12/27
Revision Date: 2007/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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