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
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 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
Sandwiched between the endoderm and the ectoderm is a non-living layer.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Adhesion between the tentacles and the prey is effected partly by the gummy secretion of the glands of the ectoderm, which is perhaps poisonous as well as adhesive, and partly by the threads.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
