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[Greek, ecto= outside + derma= skin] [Greek, ecto= outside + derma= skin] The layer (of the 3 germ cell layers) which form the nervous system from the neural tube and neural crest and also generates the epithelia covering the embryo. (More? Week 3 Notes)
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/E.htm
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The primary germ layer that gives rise to the nervous system and the epidermis of skin and its derivatives.
Ãâó: www.nutrabio.com/Definitions/definitions_e.htm
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| ectoderm |
One of the three primordial germ layers of all triploblast animals. Ectoderm may be the "original" tissue of all animals. Generally, ectoderm is composed of the cells that are left on the outside after the blastula undergoes gastrulation. This basic ectodermal material, somatic ectoderm, goes on to form the skin, other epidermal structures, and various more-or-less external sensory structures. ...
Ãâó: www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Lists/Glossary/Glossar...
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Referring to the outermost layer of cells of an organism.
Ãâó: aspin.asu.edu/geneinfo/glos-e.htm
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| ectodermal |
Pertaining to the outermost of the three primitive germ layers of an embryo. The middle layer is the mesoderm and the innermost layer is the endoderm. Ectodermal structures include the skin, hair, nails, oral mucous membrane, and the enamel of the teeth.
Ãâó: www.dental.mu.edu/oralpath/opgloss.html
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