Term: yolk syncytial layer epiboly
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Name: yolk syncytial layer
Synonyms: periblast, yolk sac, YSL
Definition: Peripheral layer of the yolk cell including nuclei and non-yolky cytoplasm.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000088]
Name: epiboly
Synonyms:
Definition: The expansion of one cell sheet over other cells or yolk.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0090504]    QuickGO    AmiGO