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trophoblast
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The mesectodermal cell layer arising from the trophectoderm that erodes the uterine mucosa and contributes to the formation of the placenta.

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]

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Exact Synonyms
trophoblast layer
Related Synonyms
massa cellularis externa
trophoblastus
trophoderm
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The postimplantation derivatives of the trophectoderm, which make up most of the fetal part of the placenta

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the mesectodermal cell layer arising from the trophectoderm that erodes the uterine mucosa and contributes to the formation of the placenta[MP]

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uberon

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trophoblastic

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