what is embryo gut ? please help me with it and how does germ cell originated from it ?
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he endoderm is so called because it is the innermost of the three germ layers. Cells derived from the endoderm eventually form many of the internal linings of the body, including the lining of most of the gastrointestinal tract, the lungs, the liver, the pancreas and other glands that open into the gastrointestinal tract, and certain other organs, such as the upper urogenital tract and female vagina. Endoderm cells give rise to certain organs, among them the colon, the stomach, the intestines, the lungs, the liver, and the pancreas. The ectoderm, on the other hand, eventually forms certain “outer linings” of the body, including the epidermis (outermost skin layer) and hair. The ectoderm also is the precursor to mammary glands and the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Cells derived from the mesoderm, which lies between the endoderm and the ectoderm, give rise to all other tissues of the body, including the dermis of the skin, the heart, the muscle system, the urogenital system, the bones, and the bone marrow (and therefore the blood). The mesoderm is the germ layer that distinguishes evolutionarily higher life-forms (i.e., those with bilateral symmetry) from lower life-forms (i.e., those with radial body symmetry). The mesoderm allows more highly evolved organisms to have an internal body cavity that houses and protects organs, bathing them in fluids and supporting them with connective tissue.
Because the germ layers can differentiate into a vast variety of organs and tissues, they are of particular interest to the study of human development and to stem cell research. A pluripotent stem cell is one that can become any of the three germ layers. The multipotent stem cells that then constitute the germ layers give rise to specific tissue lineages (e.g., a specific dermal layer or even one lineage within a dermal layer). The study of stem cells and cell differentiation has enabled scientists to reliably produce specific types of cells from human embryonic stem cells as well as from induced pluripotent stem cells (genetically reprogrammed adult cells), which has furthered knowledge of embryonic development and facilitated the development of novel cell-based therapies.
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