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endodermal
[-dur′məl]
Etymology: Gk, endon, within, derma, skin
pertaining to the inner of the three layers of the embryo and the epithelial lining of the respiratory system, the digestive tract, and other tissues. Also spelled entodermal. See also endoderm.

endodermal
pertaining to or emanating from endoderm.

endodermal sinus tumor
see yolk sac tumor.


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Bone marrow-derived stromal cells have shown the ability to differentiate into bone, fat, cartilage, muscle and other lineages, as well as non-mesenchymal tissue cell types such as endodermal or neural cells.
In effect, the rate of expansion of dividing endodermal cells dictates the equivalent rate in other tissues.
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