Terminal end bud

Terminal end buds (TEBs) are highly proliferative structures at the ends of elongating lactiferous ducts which are involved in development of the mammary glands. TEBs are responsible for the formation of the mammary ductal tree during female puberty.

See also

• Breast development

References

1. Bud
2. Mammary gland
3. Areola
4. Breast development
5. Breast
6. Inframammary fold
7. Mammary ridge
8. Nipple
9. Areolar gland
10. Lactiferous duct
11. Dense breast tissue
12. Cooper's ligaments
13. Mammary alveolus
14. Retromammary space
15. Blocked milk duct
16. Edematous areola
17. Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
18. Tail of Spence
19. TEB
20. Macrophage colony-stimulating factor