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Ectomesenchyme vs Mesoderm - What's the difference?

ectomesenchyme | mesoderm |

As nouns the difference between ectomesenchyme and mesoderm

is that ectomesenchyme is a form of mesenchyme, in the embryo, consisting of neural crest cells; forms the tissues of the neck and cranium while mesoderm is one of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through embryonic development, it will produce many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and circulatory system.

ectomesenchyme

English

Noun

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  • (anatomy) A form of mesenchyme, in the embryo, consisting of neural crest cells; forms the tissues of the neck and cranium

    • mesoderm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through embryonic development, it will produce many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and circulatory system.

    • Coordinate terms

    * ectoderm * endoderm