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apical ectodermal ridges

apical ectodermal ridges is the plural of apical ectodermal ridge.

Meaning of apical ectodermal ridge

Noun

apical ectodermal ridge (plural apical ectodermal ridges)

  1. A formation of ectodermal cells that occurs at the distal end of each limb bud and functions as the primary signaling point to secure the proper development of a limb.

Questions about apical ectodermal ridges

What is apical ectodermal ridges the plural of?
Apical ectodermal ridges is the plural of apical ectodermal ridge.

Words near apical ectodermal ridges in the dictionary

  1. apical annulus
  2. apical ballooning cardiomyopathy
  3. apical dendrite
  4. apical dendrites
  5. apical ectodermal ridge
  6. apical ectodermal ridges
  7. apical germ pore
  8. apical germ pores
  9. apical meristem
  10. apical meristems
  11. apicalisation

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