Primordium of the Liver
The cephalic portion of the hepatic diverticulum that invades the septum transversum during the third week of embryonic development, and which forms the parenchyma of the liver, while the hemopoietic cells, the Kupffer cells, and the connective tissue of the liver are derived from mesenchyme in the septum transversum.
Exact Synonyms
Primordium of Liver
Primordium of the Liver
class Information
code
C34277
Legacy Concept Name
Primordium_of_the_Liver
Preferred_Name
Primordium of the Liver
Semantic_Type
Embryonic Structure
UMLS_CUI
C1514451