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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

In contrast, high density culturing led to cells that expressed markers for surface ectoderm but not amniotic ectoderm.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024

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

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

Farther up, within the velar area, the rudiments of the cerebral nerve-ganglion ng are seen separating from the ectoderm.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various


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