Preferred Label : mural trophectoderm;
Uberon definition : Trophectoderm that surrounds blastocyst cavity.;
Uberon related term : mural trophoblast;
Uberon Homology note : (...) the trophoblast develops rapidly so that contact may be made with the maternal
uterine tissues when conditions are appropriate. We have here an excellent example
of an embryonic adaptation, the development of a structure never present in either
adult or embryo of 'lower' vertebrates.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0006265;
part of
- surrounds
Trophectoderm that surrounds blastocyst cavity.
