epiblast

n.

外胚叶（成为外胚叶），外胚层；

1. Most grass embryos have a flap-like structure known as the epiblast.
   大多数禾本科胚有一片瓣状结构通常称为外胚叶。

Nodal signalling in the epiblast patterns the early mouse embryo
Derivation of pluripotent epiblast stem cells from mammalian embryos.
Clonal analysis of epiblast fate during germ layer formation in the mouse embryo.
New cell lines from mouse epiblast share defining features with human embryonic stem cells.
Epigenetic reversion of post-implantation epiblast to pluripotent embryonic stem cells.
Early lineage segregation between epiblast and primitive endoderm in mouse blastocysts through the Grb2-MAPK pathway
The tumor suppressor SMAD4/DPC4 is essential for epiblast proliferation and mesoderm induction in mice
Embryonic stem cells require Wnt proteins to prevent differentiation to epiblast stem cells.
The homeoprotein Nanog is required for maintenance of pluripotency in mouse epiblast and ES cells.
Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is required for polarizing the epiblast, cell adhesion, and controlling actin accumulation