The solid cord of epithelial cells that emerges from the mammary bud and grows down from the primary mammary mesenchyme and into a second stromal compartment, the fat pad precursor, beneath the dermis. [ MP:0013725 ]
Synonyms: mammary cord lactiferous gland cord
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Subclass of:
- epithelium of mammary gland
- epithelial layer of duct
- epithelial cord
- part of some mammary duct
- develops from some mammary bud