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Embryonic Structures > Embryo, Nonmammalian > Chorioallantoic Membrane
Animal Structures > Embryo, Nonmammalian > Chorioallantoic Membrane
Tissues > Membranes > Extraembryonic Membranes > Chorioallantoic Membrane

Preferred term

Chorioallantoic Membrane  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A highly vascularized extra-embryonic membrane, formed by the fusion of the CHORION and the ALLANTOIS. It is mostly found in BIRDS and REPTILES. It serves as a model for studying tumor or cell biology, such as angiogenesis and TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION.

In other languages

  • French

  • Chorio-allantoïde
  • Membrane chorio-allantoïde
  • Membrane chorio-allantoïdienne
  • Membrane chorioallantoïde
  • Membrane chorioallantoïdienne

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DK2DXXWP-H

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