Preferred Label : spongiotrophoblast layer;
Uberon definition : The structure of the outer structural layer of the rodent placenta[MP].;
Uberon synonym : spongiotrophoblast layer of placenta;
Uberon broad term : spongiotrophoblast;
Uberon Development note : In the absence of direct lineage analysis, it has been assumed, from histological
studies and from the continuity of marker gene expression, that the spongiotrophoblast
largely derives from the cells of the ectoplacental cone;
Uberon Structure note : Forms a compact layer of non-syncytial cells between the labyrinth and the outer giant
cells;
Uberon Taxon note : restriction to Rodentia may be too strong - we apply it for now as we are inheriting
the MP definition;
Origin ID : 0004021;
develops from
- part of
The structure of the outer structural layer of the rodent placenta[MP].
