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ArticleAnatomy & cell biology2026

Distinct delayed development of the basisphenoid-ethmoid interface in human fetuses: a histological study using human fetuses.

Ai Hirano-Kawamoto, Masahito Yamamoto, Yohei Honkura, Gen Murakami, Shogo Hayashi, Yukio Katori

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Ai Hirano-KawamotoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-6162
Masahito YamamotoDepartment of Anatomy, Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9683-6678
Yohei HonkuraDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2619-2824
Gen MurakamiDivision of Internal Medicine, Iwamizawa Asuka Hospital, Iwamizawa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7181-5475
Shogo HayashiDepartment of Functional Morphology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7658
Yukio KatoriDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1963-5551

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Abstract

In non-human primates, the presphenoid-ethmoid synchondrosis (PSept) functions as a major growth center of the midline skull base, yet whether humans possess a developmental analogue remains unresolved. To clarify whether a human counterpart exists, we re-examined the basisphenoid-ethmoid (SPH-ETH) junction using sagittal histological sections from 20 human fetuses (11-39 weeks) preserved in the Akita University collection. At 15-16 weeks, chondrocytes in the anterior portion of the SPH-immediately anterior to the pituitary fossa-became slender or irregularly shaped with increased extracellular matrix, forming a distinct low-density zone (<8 cells per 0.1 mm

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Ethmoid boneFetusOsteogenesisSkull baseSphenoid bone

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