Terminal end bud
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Terminal end buds (TEBs) are highly proliferative structures at the ends of elongating lactiferous ducts which are involved in development of the mammary glands.[1] TEBs are responsible for the formation of the mammary ductal tree during female puberty.[1]
See also
- Breast development
References
- ^ a b Paine, Ingrid S.; Lewis, Michael T. (2017). "The Terminal End Bud: the Little Engine that Could". Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 22 (2): 93–108. doi:10.1007/s10911-017-9372-0. ISSN 1083-3021. PMC 5488158. PMID 28168376.
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Anatomy of the breast
- Areola
- Areolar gland (gland of Montgomery)
- Cooper's ligaments
- Tail of Spence
- Mammary gland
- Lactiferous duct
- Terminal end bud
- Mammary alveolus
- Lactiferous duct
- Inframammary fold
- Intermammary cleft
- Nipple
- Retromammary space
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