Term Name: | DEL |
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Synonyms: | deep cell layer, DEL cells |
Definition: | A multilayer of deep cells of fairly uniform thickness that forms during early epiboly (at dome stage; upon conversion of the blastodisc to the blastoderm); during gastrulation the DEL (deep cell layer) gives rise to the epiblast and hypoblast. Kimmel et al, 1995. |
Ontology: | [UBERON:2000711] |