Blastocoele

Blastocoele
Blastocoele
Blastocyst.gif
Blastocyst
Blastocyst English.svg
Blastocyst with an inner cell mass and trophoblast.
Carnegie stage 3
Days 5
Precursor morula
Gives rise to primitive yolk sac

A blastocoel(e) or blastocele (also called blastocyst cavity,[1] cleavage cavity or segmentation cavity) is the fluid-filled central region of a blastocyst. A blastocoele forms during embryogenesis when a zygote (a fertilized ovum) divides into many cells through mitosis.

The adjectival of "blastocoel(e)" is blastocoelic.

A blastocoel can be described as the first cell cavity formed as the embryo enlarges. It is essential for later gastrulation.

References

  1. ^ "The Carnegie stages". http://www.embryology.ch/anglais/iperiodembry/carnegie02.html. Retrieved 2007-10-13. 

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  • blastocoele — or blastocele [blas′tō sēl΄, blas′təsēl] n. 〚 BLASTO + COELE〛 the segmentation cavity of a developing ovum or of the blastula * * * …   Universalium

  • blastocoele — or blastocele [blas′tō sēl΄, blas′təsēl] n. [ BLASTO + COELE] the segmentation cavity of a developing ovum or of the blastula …   English World dictionary

  • Blastocoele — blastocoel lastocoel, Blastocoele Blas to*c[oe]le blastocoele lastocoele, n. [Gr. blasto s sprout + koi^los hollow.] (Biol.) The cavity inside a blastula; also called {segmentation cavity}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blastocoele — blastocoel lastocoel, Blastocoele Blas to*c[oe]le blastocoele lastocoele, n. [Gr. blasto s sprout + koi^los hollow.] (Biol.) The cavity inside a blastula; also called {segmentation cavity}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blastocoele — noun see blastocoel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • blastocoele — noun The fluid filled cavity in a blastula …   Wiktionary

  • blastocoele — SYN: blastocele. * * * n. the fluid filled cavity that develops within the blastocyst. The cavity increases the surface area of the embryo and thus improves its ability to absorb nutrients and oxygen. * * * blas·to·coele (blasґto sēl)… …   Medical dictionary

  • blastocoele — n. fluid filled cavity surrounded of a blastula (early embryonic stage) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • blastocoele — blas·to·coele …   English syllables

  • blastocoele — n. the fluid filled cavity that develops within the blastocyst. The cavity increases the surface area of the embryo and thus improves its ability to absorb nutrients and oxygen …   The new mediacal dictionary

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