histotroph

histotroph

 [his´to-trōf]
the sum total of nutritive material derived from maternal tissue other than the blood, utilized by the early embryo.

his·to·troph

(his'tō-trof),
The part of the nutrition of the embryo derived from cellular sources other than blood. Compare: embryotroph, hemotroph.

histotroph, histotrophe, histotrophic nutrition

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Histotroph includes proteins and other molecules secreted into the uterine lumen by uterine epithelia, as well as proteins and other molecules, such as glucose and amino acids, transported into the uterine lumen to support growth and development of the conceptus.
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