Definition of Epiblast. Meaning of Epiblast. Synonyms of Epiblast

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Definition of Epiblast

Epiblast
Epiblast Ep"i*blast, n. [Pref. epi- + -blast.] (Biol.) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See Blastoderm, Delamination.

Meaning of Epiblast from wikipedia

- In amniote embryonic development, the epiblast (also known as the primitive ectoderm) is one of two distinct cell layers arising from the inner cell m****...
- embryoblast, forms a bilaminar disc of two layers, an upper layer called the epiblast (primitive ectoderm) and a lower layer called the hypoblast (primitive...
- amniotic cavity. The floor of the amniotic cavity is formed by the epiblast. Epiblast migrates between the epiblastic disc and trophoblast. In this way...
- the epiblast and the lower layer, the hypoblast. The disc is stretched between what will become the amniotic cavity and the yolk sac. The epiblast is adjacent...
- are derived from a pre-implantation epiblast; such epiblast is able to generate the entire fetus, and one epiblast cell is able to contribute to all cell...
- cells and differentiation of the inner cell m**** into the amniotic sac and epiblast. There are two types of blastomere cells: The inner cell m****, also known...
- of a fertilized embryo segregates into two layers: hypoblast and epiblast. The epiblast cells are the functional progenitors of soma and germ cells which...
- epiblast. The cells of the layers move between the epiblast and the hypoblast, and begin to spread laterally and cranially. The cells of the epiblast...
- m****, the epiblast, differentiates into the three primary germ layers, ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. The hypoblast lies beneath the epiblast and consists...
- endoderm. The two layers are also sometimes referred to as the hypoblast and epiblast. Sponges do not go through the gastrula stage. Gastrulation takes place...