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trophoectoderm

trophoectoderm is the alternative form of trophectoderm.

Meaning of trophectoderm

Noun

trophectoderm (plural trophectoderms)

  1. The ectoderm from which the trophoblast develops.
    • In addition to Na+, K+-ATPase (see above), the Na+-independent GLUT2 glucose cotransporter is localized on trophectoderm basolateral membranes (Aghayan et al., 1992).1998, Tom P. Fleming, Elizabeth Butler, Jane Collins, Bhav Sheth, Arthur E. Wild, “Cell Polarity and Mouse Early Development”, in James R. Bartles, E. Edward Bittar, editors, Cell Polarity, JAI...

Forms of trophoectoderm

pluraltrophoectoderms

Words formed from trophoectoderm

Questions about trophoectoderm

What is trophoectoderm the alternative form of?
Trophoectoderm is the alternative form of trophectoderm.

Words near trophoectoderm in the dictionary

  1. trophoderm
  2. trophodermal
  3. trophoderms
  4. trophodynamic
  5. trophodynamics
  6. trophoectoderm
  7. trophoectodermal
  8. trophoectoderms
  9. trophogen
  10. trophogenic
  11. trophogens

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