Blastema

See: blast cell, blastema.
Origin: g. Blastos, germ
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The portion of undifferentiated intermediate mesoderm in contact with the tips of the branching ureteric bud is known as the metanephrogenic blastema.

[Gr. epi - on, upon; Gr. blastema - an outgrowth]. The outer layer of the amniote blastoderm. It gives rise to cells of all three germ layers.

See also: Cells, Trans, Tissue, Muscle, Organ