loading...| Preferred Name | yolk sac | |
| Synonyms |
vitelline sac |
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| Definitions |
sometimes called vitelline sac; do not confuse with vitelline membrane of the egg; an embryonic membrane formed from endoderm and mesoderm; in reptiles and birds it incorporates the yolk into the digestive tract for nourishing the embryo; in placental mammals it is the source of most of the intestinal mucosa and the site of formation of the germ cells. |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/5004-0085 |
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vitelline sac |
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| cui |
C0043425 |
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| definition |
sometimes called vitelline sac; do not confuse with vitelline membrane of the egg; an embryonic membrane formed from endoderm and mesoderm; in reptiles and birds it incorporates the yolk into the digestive tract for nourishing the embryo; in placental mammals it is the source of most of the intestinal mucosa and the site of formation of the germ cells. |
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5004-0085 |
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| notation |
5004-0085 |
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| prefLabel |
yolk sac |
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| tui |
T018 |
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