martin heinrich rathke

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Definition of martin heinrich rathke in English English dictionary

born Aug. 25, 1793, Danzig, Prussia died Sept. 3, 1860, Königsberg German anatomist and embryologist. He was the first to describe gill slits and gill arches in mammal and bird embryos. He thought they were vestigial gills but recognized their significance in development of the associated blood vessels. He first described the Rathke pouch (1839), an embryonic structure that develops into the pituitary gland's anterior lobe. He also did pioneering marine zoology research

Hyphenation

mar·tin Hein·rich rathke

Turkish pronunciation

märtın haynrîk räthk

Pronunciation

/ˈmärtən ˈhīnrək ˈraᴛʜk/ /ˈmɑːrtən ˈhaɪnrɪk ˈræθk/