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Hamburger and Hamilton Stage 18

HH18 (3 days).
30-36 somites, extending beyond leg bud.
Leg buds slightly larger than wing buds.
L/W of wing <= 6.0 (L = anterior-posterior length measured along body wall; W = distance from body wall to apex).
Axis of medulla at cervical flexure about 90 degrees to posterior trunk.
Trunk flexure shifted to lumbar region.
Rotation extends to posterior part of body.
Leg buds no longer in horizontal plane.
Tail bud turned to right, about 90 degrees to axis of posterior trunk.
Allantois short, thick-walled, not yet vesicular.

Ontology

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References

  1. H. Eyal-Giladi and S. Kochav
    From cleavage to primitive streak formation: A complementary normal table and a new look at the first stages of the development of the chick : I. General morphology
    Developmental Biology, Volume 49, Issue 2, April 1976, Pages 321-337

  2. V. Hamburger and H.L. Hamilton
    A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo
    Journal of Morphology, 1951, Volume 88, Pages 49-92 (reprinted in Developmental Dynamics, December 1992, Volume 195, Issue 4, pages 231-72)

  3. R. Bellairs and M. Osmond
    The Atlas of Chick Development
    Academic Press, ISBN 0-12-084790-6, 1998

  4. C.D. Stern and P.W.H. Holland (Ed.s)
    Essential Developmental Biology: A Practical Approach
    Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-963423-8, 1993

  5. M.A.J. Selleck and C.D. Stern
    Fate mapping and cell lineage analysis of Hensen's node in the chick embryo
    Development, Volume 112, Pages 615-626, 1991