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Embryonic Structures > Embryo, Mammalian > Blastocyst > Blastocyst Inner Cell Mass

Preferred term

Blastocyst Inner Cell Mass  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Inner Cell Mass, Blastocyst
  • Inner Cell Mass of Blastocyst

Note

  • do not confuse with BLASTOCYTES which are undifferentiated embryonic cells, a term mostly used in foreign literature

Scope note

  • The cluster of cells inside a blastocyst. These cells give rise to the embryonic disc and eventual embryo proper. They are pluripotent EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS capable of yielding many but not all cell types in a developing organism.

History note

  • 2007

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053624

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