ectoblast


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ectoblast

(ˈɛktəʊˌblæst)
n
(Biology) another name for ectoderm, epiblast
ˌectoˈblastic adj
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Noun1.ectoblast - the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissueectoblast - the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
ectoderm, exoderm
germ layer - (embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation
neural tube - a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop
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When the cordomesoderm inductively injures the ectoblast, active cell proliferation and differentiation proceed; the former slows down until the completion or closure of structures, concluding with the formation of the central neural system.
Injury and death in the embryo development process: hypothesis of biological self-organization
Although in polar lobe forming species the D quadrant is apparent as early as the 4-cell stage, the D quadrant does not start its organizer function prior to the separation of the ectoblast and entoblast cells (Clement 1952).
Cleavage patterns and mesentoblast formation in the Gastropoda: an evolutionary perspective

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