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epiblasts

epiblasts is the plural of epiblast.

Meaning of epiblast

Noun

epiblast (plural epiblasts)

  1. The outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm.
    • Hypoblasts from these stages were separated from the epiblasts and rotated 90 and 180°, relative to their posterior regions.1993, Oded Khaner, 5: Axis Determination in the Avian Embryo, Roger A. Pederson, Current Topics in Developmental Biology, Volume 28, Academic Press, page 171
    Synonyms:
    primitive ectoderm

Questions about epiblasts

What is epiblasts the plural of?
Epiblasts is the plural of epiblast.

Words near epiblasts in the dictionary

  1. epibiotas
  2. epibiotic
  3. epibiotically
  4. epiblast
  5. epiblastic
  6. epiblasts
  7. epiblem
  8. epiblema
  9. epiblems
  10. epiblepharon
  11. epibole

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