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BLASTODERME [2 records]

Record 1 2018-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Embryology
DEF

In embryology, the plate of cells at the animal pole of large-yolked eggs, which results from the cleavage of the blastodisc. Analogous cells in small-yolked eggs with total cleavage line the blastodermic vesicle, or blastocyst, comprising an outer layer of trophoblast, and an inner cell mass, both surrounding the central fluid-filled blastocyst cavity or blastocoele.

OBS

germinal membrane. The blastoderm of large-yolked eggs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Embryologie
DEF

Membrane primitive de l'embryon.

OBS

Couche cellulaire, qui correspond à la partie de l'œuf qui donnera naissance à l'embryon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Embriología
DEF

Membrana primitiva del embrión.

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Record 2 2003-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Embryology
DEF

The convex structure formed by the blastomeres at the animal pole of an ovum undergoing incomplete cleavage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Embryologie
OBS

Ce terme est parfois synonyme de disque épidermique

Key term(s)
  • disque épidermique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Embriología
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