Nephrogenic cord

Nephrogenic cord
Details
Precursor	intermediate mesoderm, urogenital ridge
Identifiers
Latin	chorda nephrogenica
TE	cord_by_E5.6.2.0.0.0.3 E5.6.2.0.0.0.3
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The nephrogenic cord is a portion of the urogenital ridge which is the source of much of the urinary system.^[1]

The nephrogenic cords are bilateral condensations of the intermediate mesoderm.^[2] The cords extend from the cervical segments to the sacral segments of the embryo. The nephrogenic cords are located on the posterior wall of the embryo, which is where the kidneys are located. The nephrogenic cords go through three phases of development which overlap to some extent, both in space and in time. The 1st phase is the pronephros, the 2nd phase is the mesonephros and the 3rd and final stage is the metanephros.

References

^ Singh, Vishram Singh (2017). Textbook of Clinical Embryology (2 ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 511. ISBN 978-81-312-4882-9.
^ Kelly, Christopher R.; Landman, Jaime, eds. (2012). The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Urinary System. Vol. 5 (2 ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-4377-2238-3.