Xenopus Anatomy Ontology: Summary for liver diverticulum

Summary

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XB-ANAT-100

Name: liver diverticulum

XAO Id: XAO:0000101

Synonyms:

Stage Range: NF stage 14 to undefined

Definition: 'An out-pocket of thickened ventral foregut epithelium adjacent to the developing heart. Its anterior portion gives rise to the liver and intrahepatic biliary tree, while the posterior portion forms the gall bladder and extrahepatic bile duct.'

Develops From:

Anatomy Item	Stage Range
foregut	NF stage 20 to undefined

Develops Into:

Anatomy Item	Stage Range
bile duct	undefined
gall bladder	NF stage 28 to NF stage 40
hepato-pancreatic duct	undefined
liver parenchyme	undefined
biliary tree	undefined

Component Anatomy Items:

References: NCBO BioPortal, Ontology Lookup Service