Preferred Label : ventral ectodermal ridge;
Uberon definition : A thickening of the surface ectoderm on the ventral side of the embryonic tail which
resembles the apical ectodermal ridge of the limb bud.;
Uberon related term : VER;
Uberon Development note : A group of ectodermal cells that serves as an important signaling center in the mouse
tail-bud following completion of gastrulation, and contains progenitor cells that
contribute to the ventral midline ectoderm of the tail; ablation of the VER leads
to defects in somitogenesis and tail elongation[MP];
Origin ID : 0015855;
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A thickening of the surface ectoderm on the ventral side of the embryonic tail which
resembles the apical ectodermal ridge of the limb bud.
