Intermediate mesoderm

Intermediate mesoderm
Transverse section of a chick embryo of forty-five hours’ incubation. * Chordamesoderm: yellow, at . * Paraxial mesoderm: red, at somite. * Intermediate mesoderm: purple, near Wolffian duct. * Lateral plate mesoderm: purple, including "Somatic mesoderm" and "Splanchic mesoderm".
Details
Gives rise to	Wolffian duct
Identifiers
Latin	mesenchyma intermedium
Code	TE E5.6.0.0.0.0.2
Anatomical terminology []

Intermediate mesenchyme or intermediate mesoderm is a type of mesoderm (an embryological tissue) that is located between the paraxial mesoderm and the lateral plate.

It develops into the part of the urogenital system (kidneys and gonads), as well as the reproductive system.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)