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mesoderm Definition

meso·derm (mes′ə dʉrm′, mez′-)

noun

the middle layer of cells of an embryo, from which the skeletal, reproductive, muscular, vascular, connective, etc. tissues develop

Etymology: meso- + -derm

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mesoderm Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • induce: Here we show that expression of active forms of MEK or of MAP kinase induces ventral mesoderm of the kind elicited by FGF.
  • form: The interpretation of this experiment, therefore, is that contact with endodermal cells cause the ectodermal cells to form mesoderm.

Adjective modifier

  • intermediate: The kidneys begin to develop around the 3rd week of fetal life from the intermediate mesoderm.

Modifies a noun

  • induction: Fig 4. The three signal model of mesoderm induction.
  • formation: Jim Smith Professor Jim Smith conducts research into mesoderm formation during early vertebrate development.
  • layer: Cells from the crest of this fold, leave the ectoderm and migrate into the mesoderm layer.
  • cell: If all mesoderm cell types are induced by activin, how is such patterning to be explained?
  • form: Mesoderm forms in the equatorial region of the embryo, a result of signals generated by neighboring endodermal cells ( 1 ).