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ectoderm

[ek-tuh-durm] / ˈɛk təˌdɜrm /


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Vitally, Dr Nakanoh identified that the distinction between the two cell types depends on cell density; where cells become amniotic ectoderm in sparse conditions.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2024

Amniotic ectoderm is a single cell layer that forms the membrane surrounding the developing embryo.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2024

After gastrulation, the embryo can be thought of as an onion with three layers: the ectoderm, the mesoderm and the endoderm.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2023

Like the diploblast, the triploblast has an inner endoderm and an outer ectoderm.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

The issuing ovum does not destroy the ectoderm cells as it passes out, but squeezes them together round the aperture it makes.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale




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