Term Name: ectoderm
Synonyms:
Definition: The outer layer of the embryo derived from the epiblast. The definitive ectoderm will give rise to such tissues as epidermis, the central nervous system, neural crest, and sensory placode.
Appears at: Gastrula:75%-epiboly (8.0h-9.0h)
Evident until: Larval:Day 6 (144.0h-168.0h)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000016]

Relationships
develops from: epiblast
develops into: epidermis
has parts: ectodermal cell lens placode neuroectoderm neurogenic placode non neural ectoderm periderm
is a type of: primary germ layer
has subtype: oral ectoderm pharyngeal ectoderm

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