Paraxial Mesoderm Information
Paraxial mesoderm is the area of mesoderm that forms just lateral to the neural tube on both sides.
It differentiates rostrally into somatomeres and caudally into somites.[1]
It gives rise to the somitomeres/somites and mesoderm of the branchial arches.
- Somites form the vertebral column, dermis and skeletal muscle
- Branchial arches will develop into facial muscle and cartilage, plus other structures.
- eventually differentiates into the axial skeleton, skeletal muscle, part of the dermis
- almost immediately as it is formed, somitomeres develop.
- starts with several pairs in the cranial region, and increasingly more proceed to develop towards the caudal region.
- The original seven pairs form the striated muscles of head and neck, which develop within the pharyngeal arches
- The other somitomeres develop further, to form discrete blocks called somites, starting at approximately 20 days.
References
- ^ Antonio Nanci (2008). Ten Cate's oral histology: development, structure, and function. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 25–. ISBN 9780323045575. http://books.google.com/books?id=nLW3Ts_TDpEC&pg=PA25. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
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