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gastrulation
 The process that involves the restructuring of embryonic cells to form a three-layered embryo (gastrula). 
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Gender relationship No
Variants
Hypernym
organogenesis
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

gastrulación

Valenciano

gastrulació
Associated concepts
Type of
process
Examples
ESC/iPSC-derived organoids follow stepwise differentiation protocols using various growth factors or inhibitors to emulate the developmental cues during gastrulation and organogenesis.
Six-day-old (d6) blastocysts were characterized morphologically and grouped by gastrulation stages. 
Collocations
WITH PREPOSITIONS
during gastrulation
WITH NOUNS
gastrulation stages
|| beginning of | end of gastrulation
WITH VERBS
undergo || reach gastrulation || gastrulation begins | ends || occurs || establishes || reorganises