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The timing and sequence of events in the development of the limbs in the human embryo

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A documented scheme of the early development of the human limbs is presented. It is based on (1) published and unpublished personal observations, and (2) reports of other workers who personally studied staged human embryos. The necessity of studying staged embryos in determining the precise sequence of developmental events is stressed.

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  1. Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Davis Division, Davis

    Ronan O'Rahilly & Ernest Gardner

  2. Department of Human Anatomy, University of California, Davis

    Ronan O'Rahilly & Ernest Gardner

  3. Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis

    Ronan O'Rahilly & Ernest Gardner

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Davis

    Ronan O'Rahilly & Ernest Gardner

  5. Carnegie Laboratories of Embryology, University of California, 95616, Davis, California, U.S.A.

    Ronan O'Rahilly

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O'Rahilly, R., Gardner, E. The timing and sequence of events in the development of the limbs in the human embryo. Anat Embryol 148, 1–23 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00315559

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