The terminal end of the ureteric tree; the ureteric tip cells are proliferating immature cells located at the branching points that induce the adjacent cap mesenchyme to undergo nephrogenesis. [ http://www.gudmap.org/Organ_Summaries/Metanephros/Ureteric_tip.html ]
Synonyms: ureteric tip
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Term relations
- epithelial layer of duct
- mesonephric tubule
- epithelial sac
- contributes to morphology of some ureteric bud
- part of some ureteric bud