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SUBMITTER: Taniguchi Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4471895 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Taniguchi Yuka Y Kurth Thomas T Medeiros Daniel Meulemans DM Tazaki Akira A Ramm Robert R Epperlein Hans-Henning HH
Scientific reports 20150618
Mesenchyme is an embryonic precursor tissue that generates a range of structures in vertebrates including cartilage, bone, muscle, kidney, and the erythropoietic system. Mesenchyme originates from both mesoderm and the neural crest, an ectodermal cell population, via an epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). Because ectodermal and mesodermal mesenchyme can form in close proximity and give rise to similar derivatives, the embryonic origin of many mesenchyme-derived tissues is still unclear. ...[more]