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endoderm

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endoderm /en·do·derm/ (en´do-derm) the innermost of the three primitive germ layers of the embryo; from it are derived the epithelium of the pharynx, respiratory tract (except the nose), digestive tract, bladder, and urethra.endoder´malendoder´mic
en·do·derm (nd-dûrm) or en·to·derm (nt-)
n.
The innermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo, developing into the gastrointestinal tract, the lungs, and associated structures. Also called hypoblast.

endo·dermal adj.

endoderm

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3) If, after reaching its most cephalic position, the notochord retains an attachment to the pharyngeal endoderm as it regresses toward the skull base, an invagination of the developing pharyngeal mucosa is created.
Average methylation in day 21 tail tissues from a subset of genistein-supplemented animals (n = 5) was highly correlated with average methylation in day 150 tissues derived from the ectoderm (brain and tail), mesoderm (kidney), and endoderm (liver) (Figure 4).
This included men with either Seminoma (made up of primarily young germ cells, growing slowly, staying relatively immobile, and accoungint for 40 percent of testicular cancers) or Teratoma (consisting of cysts that contain one or more of the three main types of cells present in embryos--ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm cells) type cancers and a range of time lags in seeking medical help.
 
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