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ectoderm

[ek-tuh-durm] / ˈɛk təˌdɜrm /


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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

Also, single cell RNA sequencing analysis suggested the differentiation pathway for amniotic ectoderm, where surface ectoderm genes are expressed before the activation of the amniotic ectoderm gene programme.

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 egg of Hydra is said to be fertilized as it lies at the base of the ectoderm, through which the fertilizing spermatozoon bores its way.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale


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