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organogenesis
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Definition : Organogenesis is the phase of embryonic development that starts at the end of gastrulation and continues until birth. During organogenesis, the three germ layers formed from gastrulation: the ectoderm , endoderm , and mesoderm form the internal organs of the organism.
By organs
cardiac organogenesis (cardiogenesis)
renal organogenesis (nephrogenesis)
splenic organogenesis (splenogenesis)
pancreatic organogenesis (pacreatogenesis)
hepatic organogenesis (hepatogenesis)
mammary organogenesis (mammogenesis)
pulmonary organogenesis (pneumogenesis)
References
Vertebrate limb bud development: moving towards integrative analysis of organogenesis. Zeller R, López-Ríos J, Zuniga A. Nat Rev Genet. 2009 Dec;10(12):845-58. PMID: 19920852
LOEX Institute at Laval University, Quebec, QC
