ectoderm

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Because both the brain and skin develop from the same embryonic layer called the ectoderm, the scientists set out to explore how these two systems might be connected.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

Amniotic and surface ectoderm cells are specialised at an early stage of development and largely share biological features, such as gene expression patterns and signal requirements.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

The researchers tested variations in the culture media but cell density was the only factor that influenced the cell fate choice between amniotic ectoderm and surface ectoderm.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

The inner layer is the endoderm, and the outer layer is the 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 Annandale, Nelson