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ectoderm

[ek-tuh-durm] / ˈɛk təˌdɜrm /


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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

Amniotic ectoderm is a single cell layer that forms the membrane surrounding the developing embryo.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024

The researchers tested variations in the culture media but cell density was the only factor that influenced the cell fate choice between amniotic ectoderm and surface 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

Amongst other structures which arise from the important layer of ectoderm are the teeth.

From Embryology The Beginnings of Life by Gerald R. Leighton




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