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ectoderm

[ek-tuh-durm] / ˈɛk təˌdɜrm /
NOUN
coat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fur leather skin wool
STRONG
crust epidermis felt fleece hide husk integument membrane pelage pellicle pelt rind scale shell
WEAK
peltry protective covering scarfskin

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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

Dr Nakanoh customised culture conditions for hPSCs and found that the supplements Activin A, BMP4, a GSK3-beta inhibitor, and a MEK inhibitor promoted their differentiation into amniotic ectoderm.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

In an unexpected twist, no part of the sea star ectoderm expresses a "trunk" genetic patterning program, suggesting that sea stars are mostly headlike.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

The mesoderm is the third germ layer; it forms between the endoderm and ectoderm in triploblasts.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The ovaries consist of rounded masses of cells lying at the base of the ectoderm.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson