mammary gland cord formation

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060616

The process in which the mammary gland cord forms by elongation of the mammary bud. The cord is formed once the elongating bud breaks through the mesenchyme and reaches the fat pad. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12558599 GOC:dph ]

Synonyms: mammary gland sprout formation

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dph

creation date

2009-05-18T08:57:58Z

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biological_process

GO:0060616

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Equivalent to:

anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis and results in formation of some mammary gland cord

Subclass of:

epithelial tube formation
morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium
results in formation of some mammary gland cord
part of some mammary gland cord morphogenesis