intermediate mesoderm
Intermediate mesoderm is a type of mesoderm that is located between the paraxial mesoderm and the lateral plate.
Intermediate mesoderm develops into the part of the urogenital system (kidneys and gonads).
Intermediate mesoderm is distinct from the lateral mesoderm, as it is not influenced by the secretion of BMP-4 (BMP4) by the ectoderm, possibly due to the lack of receptors.
Synopsis
forms urogenital system
series of short evaginations from each segment grows dorsally caudally
vestiges of the future kidney, the pronephros briefly appears.
pronephric duct arises in the intermediate mesoderm just ventral to the anterior somites
grows caudally until it becomes the cloaca
See also
embryonal mesoderm