ectoderm
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Talbot noted that healthy embryonic development depends on stem cells forming all three primary cell types: endoderm, ectoderm and mesoderm.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Amniotic ectoderm is a single cell layer that forms the membrane surrounding the developing embryo.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
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
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 embryo is held in position partly by means of the cup of elongated ectoderm cells and partly by a delicate film of mucus secreted by the parent.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
