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entoderm /en·to·derm/ (en´to-derm) endoderm.entoder´malentoder´mic
en·to·derm (nt-dûrm)
n.
Variant of endoderm.

endoderm [en´do-derm]
the innermost of the three primary germ layers of the embryo; from it are derived the epithelium of the pharynx, respiratory tract (except the nose), digestive tract, bladder, and urethra. Called also endoblast, entoderm, entoblast, and hypoblast.

entoderm
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.


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During embryogenesis, germ cells migrate in a path from the entoderm of the yolk sac to the gonads via the dorsal mesentery of the hindgut, and rests of totipotential cells may theoretically become sequestered along this path.
 
 
 
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