ectoderm
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If an embryo failed to form ectoderm, the nervous system would not develop, she said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
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
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
Then the ectoderm on the surface over the cup begins to thicken, grows into the cup itself, and ultimately forms a rounded hollow mass which we afterwards recognise as the lens of the eye.
From Embryology The Beginnings of Life by Gerald R. Leighton
