ectodermal
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They learned their only child had ectodermal dysplasias, a rare genetic disorder that produces abnormalities at the body’s surface, including fingernails and teeth.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
Researchers are now testing injections of a missing protein into the amniotic fluid of women carrying fetuses affected by one of the most common forms of ectodermal dysplasia.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Proteins involved in the Wnt signaling pathway signal the ectodermal cells to form the epidermal cells and the neural plate.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Growth factors signal some of the ectodermal cells to form epidermal cells, and the remaining cells form the neural plate.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In the absence of the external ectodermal ducts usual in winged insects, these two groups resemble therefore the primitive Aptera.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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