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MESODERME [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Embryology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- germ layer
1, record 1, English, germ%20layer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the three primary layers formed in the early development of the embryo, the ectoderm, endoderm, or mesoderm, which give rise to specific tissues of the body. 2, record 1, English, - germ%20layer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the epiblast, through the process of gastrulation, is the source of all the germ layers in the embryo (i.e. the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm). 3, record 1, English, - germ%20layer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Gastrulation continues during the second week with the formation of the "epiblast", and is completed during the third week with the formation of the three "primary germ layers": ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. 4, record 1, English, - germ%20layer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Embryologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- feuillet embryonnaire
1, record 1, French, feuillet%20embryonnaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- feuillet de l'embryon 2, record 1, French, feuillet%20de%20l%27embryon
correct, masculine noun
- feuillet 3, record 1, French, feuillet
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la gastrulation est l'étape la plus importante du développement embryonnaire dans la mesure où elle conduit à la mise en place des trois feuillets qui donneront naissance à tous les organes de l'individu. Les mécanismes de la gastrulation ne sont pas identiques dans toutes les espèces, mais le résultat est la mise en place des trois éléments de base que sont l'ectoderme, l'endoderme et le mésoderme primitifs. 3, record 1, French, - feuillet%20embryonnaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au début de la 3e semaine survient un phénomène fondamental : la gastrulation. C’est la mise en place du troisième feuillet de l’embryon, le chordo-mésoblaste. 2, record 1, French, - feuillet%20embryonnaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embriología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- capa germinal
1, record 1, Spanish, capa%20germinal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- capa embrional 1, record 1, Spanish, capa%20embrional
correct, feminine noun
- hoja embrionaria 1, record 1, Spanish, hoja%20embrionaria%20
correct, feminine noun
- hoja blastodérmica 1, record 1, Spanish, hoja%20blastod%C3%A9rmica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de células formadas [capa] durante el desarrollo embrionario animal a partir de las cuales se originarán los tejidos y órganos del adulto. 1, record 1, Spanish, - capa%20germinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Capas germinales. Ectodermo.- Es la capa germinal más externa. [...] Endodermo.- Es la capa germinal más interna. [...] Mesodermo.- Es la capa germinal media. [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - capa%20germinal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-05-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- follistatin
1, record 2, English, follistatin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A maternally expressed protein that by binding activin may interfere with activin-induced mesoderm formation. 1, record 2, English, - follistatin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Follistatin-deficient mice die within hours of birth because of multiple defects, indicating its requirement for several proteins of the transforming growth factor family. 1, record 2, English, - follistatin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- follistatine
1, record 2, French, follistatine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La follistatine est encore une protéine de l'organisateur. La quatrième en date, elle a été découverte par hasard, suite à des expériences qui ne cherchaient pas à démontrer son existence. [Des scientifiques] cherchaient à évaluer l'importance de l'activine dans l'induction du mésoderme [...] Comme la follistatine est naturellement capable de se lier à l'activine(et à d’autres protéines apparentées) en d’en inhiber les effets, il se pouvait qu'il s’agisse là de l'un des facteurs sécrétés par l'organisateur. 1, record 2, French, - follistatine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-02-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Embryology
- Origin of Life and Speciation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- triploblast
1, record 3, English, triploblast
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An animal with ecto-, meso-, and endodermal germ layers. 1, record 3, English, - triploblast
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Embryologie
- Origine de la vie et des espèces en général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- triploblaste
1, record 3, French, triploblaste
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tout animal qui se développe à partir [d’un embryon fait] de trois couches de cellules : l'ectoderme, le mésoderme et l'endoderme, c'est-à-dire la presque totalité des animaux. 1, record 3, French, - triploblaste
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-02-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Embryology
- Biotechnology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- embryoid body
1, record 4, English, embryoid%20body
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- EB 2, record 4, English, EB
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clumps of cellular structures that arise when embryonic stem cells are cultured. 3, record 4, English, - embryoid%20body
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Human ES cells were grown in suspension to induce their differentiation into embryoid bodies (EBs). 2, record 4, English, - embryoid%20body
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Embryoid bodies are not part of normal development and occur only in in vitro conditions. 3, record 4, English, - embryoid%20body
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Embryologie
- Biotechnologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- corps embryoïde
1, record 4, French, corps%20embryo%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cellules potentiellement ES [cellules souches embryonnaires] sont cultivées en gouttes suspendues. Elles forment des corps embryoïdes, agrégats dont le centre est composé de cellules non différenciées et l'assise externe, de cellules de type endodermique. Ces corps embryoïdes sont alors cultivés sur support et forment des colonies composites au sein desquelles on retrouve des cellules différenciées appartenant aux trois types fondamentaux(ectoderme, endoderme et mésoderme). 2, record 4, French, - corps%20embryo%C3%AFde
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embriología
- Biotecnología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuerpo embrioide
1, record 4, Spanish, cuerpo%20embrioide
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aglomerados de líneas celulares embrionarias (células madre pluripotentes). 2, record 4, Spanish, - cuerpo%20embrioide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las células de la masa interna de blastocistos forman los llamados "cuerpos embrioides"; son agregados con apariencia de "quistes", con las tres capas germinales [...] Los cuerpos embrioides ofrecen a las células ES [células madre embrionarias] el nicho apropiado para su compromiso a dar los linajes específicos de las tres capas embrionarias [...] Aunque los "cuerpos embrioides" forman agregados de varias capas de células diferenciadas, presentan una cierta organización tridimensional, y pueden dar origen a todos los tejidos de un organismo [...] 3, record 4, Spanish, - cuerpo%20embrioide
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-07-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Cytology
- Embryology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- epiblast
1, record 5, English, epiblast
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A group of cells (layer) that] gives rise to the ectoderm and mesoderm. 1, record 5, English, - epiblast
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term epiblast refers to all the pluripotent cell populations that follow the formation of the primitive endoderm and precede the formation of the gastrula. 1, record 5, English, - epiblast
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Cytologie
- Embryologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- épiblaste
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9piblaste
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mésoderme est produit, lors de la gastrulation, par l'invagination au travers de la ligne primitive des cellules de l'épiblaste. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9piblaste
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-11-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Cytology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- endoderm
1, record 6, English, endoderm
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The inner layer of the embryo, giving rise to the primitive intestine and the yolk sac. It forms the epithelium the digestive tube. 2, record 6, English, - endoderm
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Cytologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- endoderme
1, record 6, French, endoderme
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couche ou feuillet interne du troisième stade de développement de l'embryon(-Gastrula), dont le développement donne l'intestin primitif et la vésicule ombilicale(-aussi Ectoderme, mésoderme). 2, record 6, French, - endoderme
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Citología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- endodermo
1, record 6, Spanish, endodermo
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capa celular interna del embrión, que origina el epitelio del sistema digestivo, timo, tiroides, epitelio respiratorio y urinario, etc., de los vertebrados. 1, record 6, Spanish, - endodermo
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-11-22
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Molecular Biology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- acidic fibroblast growth factor
1, record 7, English, acidic%20fibroblast%20growth%20factor
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- FGF-A 2, record 7, English, FGF%2DA
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Human acidic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) is perhaps the broadest specificity mitogen known. It stimulates a variety of cell types to divide. It also is chemotactic for many cell types (i.e. responsive cells migrate towards the source of the growth factor). Particularly responsive are vascular endothelial cells, thus FGF is also a potent angiogenic factor (causes the growth of blood vessels.). FGF plays a role in all stages of life. In embryogenesis, for example, FGF is important in organogenesis (the development of organs). In an adult, FGF is important in the wound healing process. Furthermore, aberrant regulation of FGF or its receptor(s) appears to be responsible for certain tumors within the brain and breast. 2, record 7, English, - acidic%20fibroblast%20growth%20factor
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- facteur de croissance fibroblastique acide
1, record 7, French, facteur%20de%20croissance%20fibroblastique%20acide
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
- FGF acide 2, record 7, French, FGF%20acide
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- facteur de croissance des fibroblastes acide 3, record 7, French, facteur%20de%20croissance%20des%20fibroblastes%20acide
correct, masculine noun
- facteur acide de croissance des fibrobles 4, record 7, French, facteur%20acide%20de%20croissance%20des%20fibrobles
correct, less frequent
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les premières descriptions de facteurs de croissance de fibroblastes datent des années 1974-78. [...] Il s’agit du FGF basique et FGF acide, deux polypeptides chimiquement très proches, l'un de 146, l'autre de 140 acides aminés. Tous les deux sont des mitogènes puissants pour la plupart des tissus, dérivés du mésoderme et neuroectoderme. 3, record 7, French, - facteur%20de%20croissance%20fibroblastique%20acide
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-03-02
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- acelomatous
1, record 8, English, acelomatous
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- acelomate 2, record 8, English, acelomate
correct, adjective
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Not having a coelom or body cavity. 1, record 8, English, - acelomatous
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- dépourvu de coelome
1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9pourvu%20de%20coelome
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acoelomates : Désigne les animaux triblastiques dont le mésoderme compact ne se creuse pas de coelome et est à l'origine du parenchyme. 2, record 8, French, - d%C3%A9pourvu%20de%20coelome
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-03-08
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- bovine ephemeral fever
1, record 9, English, bovine%20ephemeral%20fever
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- ephemeral fever 2, record 9, English, ephemeral%20fever
correct
- three-day sickness 3, record 9, English, three%2Dday%20sickness
correct
- dengue fever of cattle 4, record 9, English, dengue%20fever%20of%20cattle
correct
- stiff sickness 1, record 9, English, stiff%20sickness
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arthropod-transmitted disease of cattle that occurs in Africa, Australia and Asia, and characterized by fever, stiffness and lameness, usually followed by spontaneous recovery within a few days. 2, record 9, English, - bovine%20ephemeral%20fever
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- fièvre éphémère
1, record 9, French, fi%C3%A8vre%20%C3%A9ph%C3%A9m%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- fièvre des trois jours 2, record 9, French, fi%C3%A8vre%20des%20trois%20jours
correct, feminine noun
- dengue bovine 2, record 9, French, dengue%20bovine
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] maladie infectieuse des bovins, caractérisée par l'inflammation des tissus du mésoderme [...] Elle est provoquée par un virus qui est transmis par divers insectes vecteurs. 3, record 9, French, - fi%C3%A8vre%20%C3%A9ph%C3%A9m%C3%A8re
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- fiebre efémera bovina
1, record 9, Spanish, fiebre%20ef%C3%A9mera%20bovina
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1994-10-01
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- entomesodermal 1, record 10, English, entomesodermal
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- entomésodermique
1, record 10, French, entom%C3%A9sodermique
correct, adjective
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif au mésoderme d’origine endodermique. 1, record 10, French, - entom%C3%A9sodermique
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidermis y dermis
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- entomesodérmico 1, record 10, Spanish, entomesod%C3%A9rmico
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1994-03-09
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- activin
1, record 11, English, activin
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Activin, a member of the transforming growth factor - beta family of peptides, is implicated in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation in a variety of biological systems. We have sought to identify immediate early genes whose altered expression may provide a common nuclear event involved in activin-regulated phenotypic changes in many cell types. In both human K562 myelogenous leukemia and rat PC12 pheochromocytoma cells, activin treatment caused transient transcription-dependent and protein synthesis-independent increases of junB messenger RNA (mRNA) within 1 hour ... [Source: PASCAL database]. 1, record 11, English, - activin
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Activin A not only stimulates the synthesis and release of pituitary follicle-stimulating hormones but exerts various effects on haematopoietic cells, embryos, and fibroblasts [Source: PASCAL database]. 1, record 11, English, - activin
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- activine
1, record 11, French, activine
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les activines, des inducteurs du mésoderme axial chez le xénope et le poulet. Nous avons rapporté [...] que l'inducteur mésodermique XTC-MIF(mesoderm inducing factor dérivé de la lignée de xénope XTC), appartenant à la famille TGF B, était l'équivalent de l'activine chez Xenopus. 1, record 11, French, - activine
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1991-07-17
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Cytology
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- mesoderm inducing factor
1, record 12, English, mesoderm%20inducing%20factor
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
- MIF 2, record 12, English, MIF
correct
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recently, several mesoderm-inducing factors (MIFs) have been discovered. These cause isolated Xenopus animal caps to form mesodermal cell types such as muscle, instead of their normal fate of epidermis. The MIFs fall into two classes. One comprises members of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family, and the other members of the transforming growth factor type beta (TGF- beta) family. Of the latter group, the most potent is XTC-MIF, a protein produced by Xenopus XTC cells. Here we show that XTC-MIF is the homologue of mammalian activin A. 3, record 12, English, - mesoderm%20inducing%20factor
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tiré du périodique londonien: Nature, 1990, 345 (6277), pp. 729-731. 3, record 12, English, - mesoderm%20inducing%20factor
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Cytologie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- inducteur mésodermique
1, record 12, French, inducteur%20m%C3%A9sodermique
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les activines, des inducteurs du mésoderme axial chez le xénope et le poulet. Nous avons rapporté, dans une brève récente, que l'inducteur mésodermique XTC-MIF(mesoderm inducing factor dérivé de la lignée de xénope XTC), appartenant à la famille TGF B, était l'équivalent de l'activine chez Xenopus. 1, record 12, French, - inducteur%20m%C3%A9sodermique
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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