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ECTODERMAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the ectoderm

Synonyms:

ectodermal; ectodermic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

ectoderm (the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue)

Derivation:

ectoderm (the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue)

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 Context examples: 

It is characterized by dwarfism, small chest, ectodermal dysplasia, and postaxial polydactyly.

(Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Epidermal growth factor affects the differentiation of specific cells in vivo and is a potent mitogenic factor for a variety of cultured cells of both ectodermal and mesodermal origin.

(Epidermal growth factor, NCI Thesaurus)

Human Oncogene EGF is a mutated variant of EGF Gene, which encodes Epidermal Growth Factor, a 53-aa peptide hormone with profound effects on cell differentiation and potent mitogenic effects on a variety of ectodermal and mesodermal cells.

(Oncogene EGF, NCI Thesaurus)

Epidermal Growth Factor, encoded by the EGF gene, has a profound effect on the differentiation of specific cells in vivo and is a potent mitogenic factor for a variety of cultured cells of both ectodermal and mesodermal origin.

(Epidermal growth factor, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

Interdependent positional signaling by the apical ectodermal ridge, the posterior mesenchyme zone of polarizing activity, and the non ridge ectoderm coordinate limb bud outgrowth and patterning, Limb Development, by migrated lateral plate mesoderm and somite cells.

(Limb Development, NCI Thesaurus)