Preferred Label : mammary gland cord;
Uberon definition : The solid cord of epithelial cells that emerges from the mammary bud and grows down
from the primary mammary mesenchyme and into a second stromal compartment, the fat
pad precursor, beneath the dermis.;
Uberon synonym : lactiferous gland cord; mammary cord;
Uberon related term : mammary sprout;
Uberon Taxon note : in female mouse embryos, the primary mammary cord (aka 'mammary sprout') is formed
between E15.5 and E16.5; once the primary cord reaches the adipocytes of the fat pad
(around E16), it begins to branch in a characteristic dichotomous fashion to form
the initial ductal tree;
Origin ID : 0004182;
develops from
- part of
The solid cord of epithelial cells that emerges from the mammary bud and grows down
from the primary mammary mesenchyme and into a second stromal compartment, the fat
pad precursor, beneath the dermis.
