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Rathke's pouch
In
embryogenesis
,
Rathke's pouch
is a depression in the roof of the developing mouth in front of the
buccopharyngeal membrane
. It gives rise to the
anterior pituitary
(adenohypophysis), a part of the
endocrine system
.
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