CytotrophoblasteLe trophoblaste de l'embryon humain, au , va donner le syncytiotrophoblaste et le cytotrophoblaste (nom masculin * cyto : du grec kutos [cyto-, -cyte, -cytie], cellule ; * tropho : du grec trophê [troph(o)-, -trophie], nourriture, développement ; * blaste : du grec blastos [-blaste, blast(o)-], germe, qui a un rapport avec le développement embryonnaire), qui est formé par les cellules accolées au pôle embryonnaire du blastocyste. Le cytotrophoblaste est aussi appelé couche de Langhans en raison de Theodor Langhans qui en fit la description.
Ingression (biology)Ingression is one of the many changes in the location or relative position of cells that takes place during the gastrulation stage of embryonic development. It produces an animal's mesenchymal cells at the onset of gastrulation. During the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), the primary mesenchyme cells (PMCs) detach from the epithelium and become internalized mesenchyme cells that can migrate freely. While the mechanisms of ingression are not fully understood, studies using the sea urchin as a model organism have begun to shed light on this developmental process, and will be the focus here.
