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blastocele
A fluid-filled cavity present in the embryo on the 5th or 6th day of development (blastocyst) that allows cell movement during gastrulation, or restructuring.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Cell biology
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Variants
Synonym
Formal
blastocoele
Formal
blastocyst cavity
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

blastocele

Valenciano

blastocel
Associated concepts
Type of
embryonic cavity
Examples
Quality of blastocysts is evaluated according to its packed inner cell mass (ICM), quality of trophectoderm and the degree of expansion of the blastocele being excellent blastocysts those ones with high quantity of packed ICM and cohesive epithelium formed.
Collocations
WITH NOUNS
expansion of the blastocele