Preferred Label : gastrula;
MeSH definition : The developmental stage that follows BLASTULA or BLASTOCYST. It is characterized by
the morphogenetic cell movements including invagination, ingression, and involution.
Gastrulation begins with the formation of the PRIMITIVE STREAK, and ends with the
formation of three GERM LAYERS, the body plan of the mature organism.;
MeSH synonym : gastrulas;
MeSH hyponym : archenteron; primitive gut; blastopore; Blastopores; Gut, Primitive; Guts, Primitive; Primitive Guts; Archenterons; Gastrocoele; Gastrocoeles;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrula;
Origin ID : D005775;
UMLS CUI : C0017199;
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The developmental stage that follows BLASTULA or BLASTOCYST. It is characterized by
the morphogenetic cell movements including invagination, ingression, and involution.
Gastrulation begins with the formation of the PRIMITIVE STREAK, and ends with the
formation of three GERM LAYERS, the body plan of the mature organism.