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Embryology/Development
embryology
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Veterinary Medicine
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07/08/2020

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Term
What embryonic structure do melanocytes come from?
Definition
Neural crest
Term
Where does the dermis of the face and anterior scalp arise from?
Definition
Neural crest
Term
What are placodes?
Definition
Focal thickenings of the embryonic epidermis that instruct underlying dermal cells to condense and form the dermal papilla and eventually the hair germ of a developing hair follicle
Term
Sonic hedgehog (SHH)
Definition

A signalling molecule secreted by cells of the developing hair follicle that is required for maturation of the dermal papilla and for the progression of the follicular placode to the peg hair stage

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