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spongiotrophoblast layer
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The structure of the outer structural layer of the rodent placenta[MP]. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829370 ]
Term info
Label
spongiotrophoblast layer
Synonyms
- spongiotrophoblast layer of placenta
Subsets
pheno_slim
development notes
In the absence of direct lineage analysis, it has been assumed, from histological studies and from the continuity of marker gene expression, that the spongiotrophoblast largely derives from the cells of the ectoplacental cone
has broad synonym
spongiotrophoblast
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0004021
structure notes
Forms a compact layer of non-syncytial cells between the labyrinth and the outer giant cells
taxon notes
restriction to Rodentia may be too strong - we apply it for now as we are inheriting the MP definition