mammary gland bud formation
The morphogenetic process in which a bud forms from the mammary placode. A mammary bud is bulb of epithelial cells that is distinct from the surrounding epidermis. [ GOC:dph http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12558599 ]
Term info
dph
2009-05-18T08:43:14Z
biological_process
GO:0060615
Term relations
- anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis and results in formation of some mammary bud