Reichert's membrane

Term ID

UBERON:0004369

Synonyms

Definition

An nonvascular extraembryonic basement membrane that forms on the inner surface of the trophectoderm during placenta morphogenesis and is secreted by the distal parietal endoderm; required for the maternofetal exchange of nutrients and is important for the postgastrulation development[MP]. a thick multilayered basement membrane between the parietal endoderm cells and the trophoblast cells http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00184752

References

• EMAPA:16057

Ontology

Uberon Ontology