The mesectodermal cell layer arising from the trophectoderm that erodes the uterine mucosa and contributes to the formation of the placenta. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 MP:0005031 ]
Synonyms: trophoblast layer
Term information
- MESH:D014327
- CALOHA:TS-1070
- FMA:83029
- Wikipedia:Trophoblast
- GAID:1152
- EV:0100120
- SCTID:362839005
- BTO:0001079
- NCIT:C93292
pheno_slim, early_development
Aggregate of cells forming the outer layer of a blastocyst, which provide nutrients to the embryo and develop into a large part of the placenta. They are formed during the first stage of pregnancy and are the first cells to differentiate from the fertilized egg. [Wikipedia:Trophoblast]
Term relations
- embryonic structure
- part of some blastocyst
- composed primarily of some trophoblast cell
- develops from some trophectoderm