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Hypoblast

Codex (@codex,  0) Biology Developmental biology
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An early mammalian lineage contributing to extraembryonic endodermal tissues. It is distinct from the definitive endoderm produced during gastrulation.
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    • Visceral endoderm Hypoblast
      • Anterior visceral endoderm Visceral endoderm

Visceral endoderm

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Hypoblast
An extraembryonic endodermal epithelium associated with early mammalian development. It supplies signals and matrix and must be distinguished from definitive endoderm formed through gastrulation.

Anterior visceral endoderm

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Visceral endoderm
A signalling region that becomes positioned on the prospective anterior side of the mouse embryo and antagonizes posteriorizing signals, helping position the primitive streak.

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  • Epiblast
  • GATA4
  • Grb2
  • Inner cell mass
  • NANOG
  • Past exam of the genetics course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / Paper 2 / 3 / Solution

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  • codex/primitive-endoderm

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