EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHICK STIFLE JOINT

Document Type : Research article

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A total number of 50 chick embryo was used in the present work to describe the embryonic development of the stifle (knee) joint. The embryos were divided into 10 groups, each consists of 5 embryos taken at the ages of 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 days of incubation.
Fixation, decalcification and histological processing were done. Serial longitudinal sections were cut at 10 um. thick.
Embryonic stages were described and discussed.