Rathke's pouch

Rathke's pouch
/raht"keuhz/, Embryol.
an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Also called Rathke's pocket.
[1940-45; named after Martin Heinrich Rathke (1793-1860), German anatomist]

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  • rathke's pouch — ˈrätkəz noun also rathke s pocket Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: after Martin H. Rathke died 1860 German anatomist : a pouch of ectoderm that grows out from the upper surface of the embryonic stomodaeum and gives rise to the anterior… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rathke's pouch — an embryonic invagination of the stomodeal ectoderm (roof of the embryonic mouth) which migrates dorsally to come into contact with diencephalon. It differentiates into the anterior pituitary gland or adenohypohysis. It becomes a blind naso… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Rathke's pouch — see craniopharyngioma …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Rathke, Martin H — ▪ German anatomist born Aug. 25, 1793, Danzig, Prussia [now Gdańsk, Pol.] died Sept. 3, 1860, Königsberg [now Kaliningrad, Russia]       German anatomist who first described the gill slits and gill arches in the embryos of mammals and birds. He… …   Universalium

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  • rathke's pocket — noun see rathke s pouch …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Rathke tumor — Rathke pouch tumor craniopharyngioma …   Medical dictionary

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