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Summary Anatomy Item Literature (9) Expression Attributions Wiki
ECB-ANAT-47

Anatomy Term: vegetal cortex
ECAO ID: 0103940
Synonyms:
Definition: "Cell component comprising the outermost layer of the vegetal region of the oocyte. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins"
Stage Range: fully grown oocyte with centered germinal vesicle stage to 1-cell stage
Marker Genes:
Antibody:
Develops From:
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Parent(s): cell cortex (is_a) vegetal hemisphere (part_of)

 


References: NCBO BioPortal , Ontology Lookup Service