Intermediate mesoderm 4697282 222078145 2008-06-27T13:27:12Z Patho 1070740 {{Infobox Embryology | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = | GraySubject = 6 | GrayPage = 50 | Image = Image19.png | Caption = Transverse section of a chick embryo of forty-five hours’ incubation.<BR>* ''[[Chordamesoderm]]:'' yellow, at [[notochord]].<BR>* ''[[Paraxial mesoderm]]:'' red, at [[somite]].<BR>* ''[[Intermediate mesoderm]]:'' purple, near [[Wolffian duct]].<BR>* ''[[Lateral plate mesoderm]]:'' purple, including "Somatic mesoderm" and "Splanchic mesoderm". | Image2 = | Caption2 = | System = | CarnegieStage = | Precursor = | GivesRiseTo = [[Wolffian duct]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = | DorlandsSuf = | }} '''Intermediate mesoderm''' is a type of [[mesoderm]] that is located between the [[paraxial mesoderm]] and the [[lateral plate]]. It develops into the part of the [[urogenital system]] ([[kidney]]s and [[gonad]]s) * forms of urogenital system * series of short evaginations from each segment grows dorsally caudally * vestiges of the future [[kidney]], the [[pronephros]] briefly appears. * [[pronephric duct]] arises in the intermediate mesoderm just ventral to the anterior [[somite|somites]] * grows caudally until it becomes the [[cloaca]]. *it is distinct from the lateral mesoderm, as it is not influenced by the secretion of [[BMP-4]] by the [[ectoderm]], possibly due to the lack of [[protein receptor|receptors]]. ==External links== * {{EmbryologyUNC|genital|002}} * [http://connection.lww.com/Products/sadler/images/figurelarge5-9.jpg Diagram at lww.com] * [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=dbio.section.3498 Overview at nih.gov] {{developmental-biology-stub}} {{Gray's}} {{Embryology}}[[Category:Embryology]] [[Category:Developmental biology]]