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inner cell mass
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000087
Term info
Label
inner cell mass
Subsets
efo_slim, pheno_slim, early_development
definition
A mass of cells that develop into the body of the embryo and some extraembryonic tissues.
depicted by
Blastocyst:English.svg
development notes
This structure forms in the earliest steps of development, before implantation into the endometrium of the uterus has occurred.The ICM lies within the blastocyst cavity and is entirely surrounded by the single layer of cells called trophoblast. [Wikipedia:Inner_cell_mass]
external definition
A group of cells found in the mammalian blastocyst that give rise to the embryo. [Biology_Online][VHOG]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
embryoblast, ICM, early embryoblast, pluriblast, embryoblastus; massa cellularis interna; pluriblastus senior
homology notes
A small sphere of cells known as the inner cell mass lies within the trophoblast (of all eutherian mammals).[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0000087
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
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