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Cap Mesenchyme


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The cap mesenchyme is a cap of condensed metanephric mesenchyme, comprised of cells which epithelialize and sequentially form the pretubular aggregate (PA), renal vesicle (RV), C-, and S-shaped bodies, and finally the mature nephron.

The CM contains nephron progenitor cells.
Condensed Mesenchyme
Cap Mesenchyme
Multiple Ancestors Single Ancestor No Descendants Develops from Part of Parent
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