Blastocyst Inner Cell Mass [embryoblast]

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Terms

blastocysta - vnitřní buněčná masa
vnitřní buněčná masa
vnitřní buněčná masa blastocysty

 

Inner Cell Mass of Blastocyst
Inner Cell Mass, Blastocyst

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Definition

The cluster of cells inside a blastocyst. These cells give rise to the embryonic disc and eventual embryo proper. They are pluripotent EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS capable of yielding many but not all cell types in a developing organism.

Annotation
do not confuse with BLASTOCYTES which are undifferentiated embryonic cells, a term mostly used in foreign literature
DUI
D053624 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0495037
Previous indexing
Blastocyst (1973-2006); Cell Differentiation (1966-1972)
History note
2007
Public note
2007