hypoblast
the endoderm.
the cells entering into the inner layer of a young gastrula, capable of becoming endoderm and, to a certain extent, mesoderm.
Origin of hypoblast
1Other words from hypoblast
- hy·po·blas·tic, adjective
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How to use hypoblast in a sentence
To form the hypoblast a certain number of the cells of the lower layer begin to undergo remarkable changes.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIt occurs by a direct conversion, cell for cell, of the white yolk spheres into hypoblast cells.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe growth of the hypoblast takes place in a very different way.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourI have already spoken of the gradation of the hypoblast at the edge of the blastoderm into white yolk.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe mesoblast cells are in contact with both hypoblast and epiblast, and appear to be fused with the latter.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for hypoblast
/ (ˈhaɪpəˌblæst) /
Also called: endoblast embryol the inner layer of an embryo at an early stage of development that becomes the endoderm at gastrulation
a less common name for endoderm
Derived forms of hypoblast
- hypoblastic, adjective
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