Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
trophoblast
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000088
Aggregate of cells forming the outer layer of a blastocyst, which provide nutrients to the embryo and develop into a large part of the placenta. They are formed during the first stage of pregnancy and are the first cells to differentiate from the fertilized egg. [Wikipedia:Trophoblast]
Term info
Label
trophoblast
Subsets
pheno_slim, early_development
definition
The mesectodermal cell layer arising from the trophectoderm that erodes the uterine mucosa and contributes to the formation of the placenta.
depicted by
Blastocyst:English.svg
development notes
The postimplantation derivatives of the trophectoderm, which make up most of the fetal part of the placenta
external definition
the mesectodermal cell layer arising from the trophectoderm that erodes the uterine mucosa and contributes to the formation of the placenta[MP]
has exact synonym
trophoblast layer
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
trophoblastus, trophoderm, massa cellularis externa
has relational adjective
trophoblastic
id
UBERON:0000088
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Term relations
Subclass of:
- anatomical entity
- embryonic structure
- part of some blastocyst
- develops from some trophectoderm
- composed primarily of some trophoblast cell