epiblast

Noun

Meaning

The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See Blastoderm, Delamination.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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After that, the epiblast and the hypoblast establish contact with the extraembryonic mesoderm until they cover the yolk sac and amnion. Source: Internet

Some of the migrating cells displace the hypoblast and create the endoderm, and others migrate between the endoderm and the epiblast to create the mesoderm. Source: Internet

The cells of the epiblast move toward the primitive streak and slip beneath it in a process called invagination. Source: Internet

This process begins with formation of a primitive streak on the surface of the epiblast. citation The cells of the layers move between the epiblast and hypoblast and begin to spread laterally and cranially. Source: Internet

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