germ layer

Term ID

UBERON:0000923

Synonyms

• embryonic germ layer
• embryonic germ layers
• embryonic tissue
• germinal layer
• primary germ layer

Definition

A layer of cells produced during the process of gastrulation during the early development of the animal embryo, which is distinct from other such layers of cells, as an early step of cell differentiation. The three types of germ layers are the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm. (2)

References

• AAO:0000480
• BILA:0000035
• BTO:0000556
• EMAPA:36033
• FBbt:00000110
• GAID:1303
• Germ:layer
• MESH:A16.254.425
• NCIT:C12950
• NCIT:C54105
• TAO:0001122
• UMLS:C0920502
• UMLS:C1708239
• VHOG:0001223
• XAO:0003011
• ZFA:0001122
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0920502
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1708239

Ontology

Cell Ontology