Blastocoel
Fluid-filled or yolk-filled cavity that forms in the blastula / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The blastocoel (/ˈblæstəˌsiːl/), also spelled blastocoele and blastocele, and also called cleavage cavity, or segmentation cavity[1] is a fluid-filled or yolk-filled cavity that forms in the blastula during very early embryonic development. At this stage in mammals the blastula develops into the blastocyst containing an inner cell mass, and outer trophectoderm.
Blastocoel | |
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Details | |
Carnegie stage | 3 |
Days | 5 |
Precursor | morula |
Gives rise to | gastrula, primitive yolk sac |
Anatomical terminology |
It develops following cleavage of the zygote after fertilization.[2][3] It is the first cell cavity formed as the embryo enlarges,[4] and is the essential precursor for the differentiated gastrula.[5][page needed] In the Xenopus a very small cavity has been described in the two-cell stage of development.[6]