Intermediate mesoderm

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Intermediate mesoderm
Intermediate mesoderm location during early gastrulation and outline of organ derivatives in relation to mammals. * neural tube: grey. * Paraxial mesoderm: pink, at. * Intermediate mesoderm: green. * Lateral plate mesoderm: purple. * notochord: blue. * yolk sac: yellow.
Details
Gives rise to	Kidneys, gonads
Identifiers
Latin	mesenchyma intermedium
TE	mesoderm_by_E5.6.0.0.0.0.2 E5.6.0.0.0.0.2
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Intermediate mesoderm or intermediate mesenchyme is a narrow section of the mesoderm (one of the three primary germ layers) located between the paraxial mesoderm and the lateral plate of the developing embryo.^[1] The intermediate mesoderm develops into vital parts of the urogenital system (kidneys, gonads and respective tracts).