Cytotrophoblast

Cytotrophoblast
Primary chorionic villi. Diagrammatic.
Secondary chorionic villi. Diagrammatic.
Latin cytotrophoblastus
Gray's subject #6 47
Carnegie stage 5a
Days 8
Code TE E6.0.1.1.4.0.5
MeSH Trophoblasts

The cytotrophoblast (or layer of Langhans) is the inner layer of the trophoblast, interior to the syncytiotrophoblast in an embryo.

Cytotrophoblast is considered to be the trophoblastic stem cell; it differentiates into the other forms of trophoblastic tissue (intermediate trophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast).[1]

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References

  1. ^ Shih IM, Kurman RJ (January 2001). "The pathology of intermediate trophoblastic tumors and tumor-like lesions". Int. J. Gynecol. Pathol. 20 (1): 31–47. PMID 11192071. 

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Extraembryonic and fetal membranes (TE E6.0)
Embryonic adnexa
Fetal membranes
Circulatory
Ungrouped

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