Hepatic diverticulum explained

Hepatic diverticulum
Latin:diverticulum hepaticum
Givesriseto:Liver

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hepatic Diverticulum - Medical Definition from MediLexicon. Medilexicon.com. 10 July 2018. 2 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002034209/http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=26268. dead.
  2. Web site: Meilstrup . Jon W. . Embryology . Structure . WordPress . 12 October 2020.