Hypoblast

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Hypoblast
Gray21.png
Section through the embryo. (Hypoblast visible but not labeled.)
Cell differentiation gastrula.PNG
"D" points to the hypoblast.
Latin hypoblastus
Days 8
Precursor inner cell mass
Gives rise to endoderm
Code TE E6.0.1.1.3.0.4

The hypoblast is a tissue type that forms from the inner cell mass.[1] It lies beneath the epiblast and consists of small cuboidal cells.[2]

Extraembryonic endoderm (including Yolk sac) is derived from hypoblast.

[edit] References

  1. ^ UNSW Embryology- Glossary H
  2. ^ Moore, K. L., and Persaud, T. V. N. (2003). The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology. 7th Ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-9412-8.

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