rathke's pouch

Rathke's pouch

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Definition of rathke's pouch words

noun rathke's pouch an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. 1

before 1940

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1940-45; named after Martin Heinrich Rathke (1793-1860), German anatomist

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