title: A few observations about Meckel's cartilage in the human.
abstract: In the human embryo, fusion of Meckel's cartilages takes place during mandibular development. It seems to be independent of the endochondral ossification with respect to the developmental sequence.
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000196:embryology; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000196:embryology*; D010012:Osteogenesis; D013997:Time Factors