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enveloping layer of ectoderm
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Outermost layer of cells surrounding the embryo. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
enveloping layer of ectoderm
Synonyms
- EVL
- enveloping layer
Subsets
efo_slim
axiom lost from external ontology
relationship loss: develops_from superficial blastomere (TAO:0001484)[TAO]
external definition
Outermost monolayer of cells surrounding the embryo that become very flattened in the blastula and give rise to the periderm. Sometimes used synonymously with periderm. Kimmel et al, 1995.[TAO]
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uberon
id
UBERON:0007383
taxon notes
Originally this tissue is one cell layer thick but in most vertebrates it soon becomes a two layered structure. The outer layer gives rise to the periderm.
Term relations
Subclass of:
- ecto-epithelium
- embryonic tissue
- unilaminar epithelium
- develops_from some external ectoderm
- bounding layer of some embryo
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