Anatomy

Ectodermal Placodes

A series of thickened ECTODERM patches in the developing cranial region that appears during week 4 in human embryo. Ectodermal placodes are the primordium of many ectodermal sensory systems including the INNER EAR, the EYE LENS, the OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM, as well as the PITUITARY GLAND and THYROID GLAND.

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Abstract

A series of thickened ECTODERM patches in the developing cranial region that appears during week 4 in human embryo. Ectodermal placodes are the primordium of many ectodermal sensory systems including the INNER EAR, the EYE LENS, the OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM, as well as the PITUITARY GLAND and THYROID GLAND.

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  • Cranial Ectodermal Placodes
  • Cranial Ectodermal Placode
  • Ectodermal Placode
  • Ectodermal Placode, Cranial
  • Placode, Cranial Ectodermal
  • Placode, Ectodermal
  • Adenohypophyseal Placodes
  • Neural Placodes
  • Neurogenic Placode
  • Olfactory Placodes
  • Optic Placodes
  • Otic Placodes
  • Adenohypophyseal Placode
  • Neural Placode
  • Neurogenic Placodes
  • Olfactory Placode
  • Optic Placode
  • Otic Placode
  • Placode, Adenohypophyseal
  • Placode, Neural
  • Placode, Neurogenic
  • Placode, Olfactory
  • Placode, Optic
  • Placode, Otic

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2024

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Previous Indexing

  • Ectoderm (1963-2023)

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  1. A16.216

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ectodermal Placodes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000097863. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000097863
  2. Ectodermal Placodes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124334209