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Ectoderm

The ectoderm is one of the three primary germ layers formed in early embryonic development. It is the outermost layer, and is superficial to the mesoderm (the middle layer) and endoderm (the innermost layer).

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Days
16
FMA
69070
MeSH
D004475

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Ectoderm

Nodes75
Edges74
Triples53
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026667
Components1

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Ectoderm

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related to history · 16
Ectoderm → Animals, Baer, Baltic German, Development, Due, Estonian, He, Heinz Christian Pander, Karl Ernst, On, Pander, Pander's, Prussian, Russian, University, Würzburg
related to Ectodermal dysplasia · 12
Ectoderm → Clinical, Ectodermal, Facial, HED, Hypohidrotic, It, Most, Research, Skin, The, This, X-chromosomal EDA
related to Early development · 6
Ectoderm → For, Like, Likewise, N-cadherin, The, This
related to Initial appearance · 3
Ectoderm → At, It, The
related to Later development · 3
Ectoderm → Each, Once, The
Days · 1
Ectoderm → 16
FMA · 1
Ectoderm → 69070
MeSH · 1
Ectoderm → D004475

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cells neural germ layers form endoderm layer ectodermal mesoderm crest plate epithelial surface also two development skin hair derived embryo

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EctodermDays161.00infobox
EctodermFMA690701.00infobox
EctodermMeSHD0044751.00infobox
the nervous systeminstance ofneural tube.OrganogenesisAll of the organs that rise from the ectoderm0.80text
teethinstance ofneural tube.OrganogenesisAll of the organs that rise from the ectoderm0.80text
hairinstance ofneural tube.OrganogenesisAll of the organs that rise from the ectoderm0.80text
many exocrine glandsinstance ofneural tube.OrganogenesisAll of the organs that rise from the ectoderm0.80text
originate from two adjacent tissue layersinstance ofneural tube.OrganogenesisAll of the organs that rise from the ectoderm0.80text
the nervous systeminstance ofOrganogenesisAll of the organs that rise from the ectoderm0.80text
teethinstance ofOrganogenesisAll of the organs that rise from the ectoderm0.80text
hairinstance ofOrganogenesisAll of the organs that rise from the ectoderm0.80text
many exocrine glandsinstance ofOrganogenesisAll of the organs that rise from the ectoderm0.80text

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