Preferred Label : mammary bud;
Uberon definition : A bulb of epithelial cells that forms from the mammary placode that develops into
the mammary gland.;
Uberon synonym : mammary gland bud; lactiferous gland bud;
Uberon related term : milk bud; mammary primordium;
Uberon Development note : produced along the length of the embryonic mammary ridge these buds represent the
future locations of the mammary glands. Invagination of ectoderm at each bud leads
to the development of epithelial diverticula, later maturing as lactiferous ducts;
Origin ID : 0005333;
develops from
- develops into
- transformation of
A bulb of epithelial cells that forms from the mammary placode that develops into
the mammary gland.
