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Yolk Sac

Known as: sac yolk, Sacs, Yolk, Vitelline Sac of Embryo 
The first of four extra-embryonic membranes to form during EMBRYOGENESIS. In REPTILES and BIRDS, it arises from endoderm and mesoderm to incorporate… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
All primitive and definitive hematopoietic progenitor cells emerging before E10 in the mouse embryo are products of the yolk sac.
The relative contribution of yolk sac (YS)-derived cells to the circulating definitive hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) pool… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Yolk sac-derived primitive erythroblasts enucleate during mammalian embryogenesis.
The enucleated definitive erythrocytes of mammals are unique in the animal kingdom. The observation that yolk sac-derived… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Targeting of both mouse neuropilin-1 and neuropilin-2 genes severely impairs developmental yolk sac and embryonic angiogenesis
Neuropilins (NP1 and NP2) are vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors that mediate developmental and tumor… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
In vitro generation of lymphohematopoietic cells from endothelial cells purified from murine embryos.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Yolk sac angiogenic defect and intra‐embryonic apoptosis in mice lacking the Ets‐related factor TEL
The TEL gene, which is frequently rearranged in human leukemias of both myeloid and lymphoid origin, encodes a member of the Ets… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A common precursor for primitive erythropoiesis and definitive haematopoiesis
The generation of blood cells, haematopoiesis, in the mouse embryo begins with the development of primitive nucleated erythroid… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Mouse embryonic hematopoiesis.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Methylation of the Hprt gene on the inactive X occurs after chromosome inactivation
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Diffuse intraembryonic hemopoiesis in normal and chimeric avian development.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Ontogeny of the Haemopoietic System: Yolk Sac Origin of In Vivo and In Vitro Colony Forming Cells in the Developing Mouse Embryo *
Summary. The mouse yolk sac has been shown to contain in‐vivo colony forming cells capable of producing granulocytic… 
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