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Ontogeny of Amniote Fetal Membranes and Their Application to Phylogeny

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Major Patterns in Vertebrate Evolution

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Abstract

The extraembryonic or fetal membranes of vertebrates play an important functional role in the nutrition, respiration, excretion, and protection of the embryo and fetus during prenatal life. They are auxiliary structures which develop in continuity with the tissues of the embryo proper, and both embryo and fetal membranes are derived from the same three basic germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm). The fetal membranes are transitory structures which persist for only a relatively brief period during the ontogeny of the individual; nevertheless, their functional differentiation is essential for the normal development of the embryo during prenatal life. The functional life of the fetal membranes is terminated at the time of birth or hatching; they may become partially resorbed into the body of the newborn, or, more commonly, they become disrupted and degenerate.

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Luckett, W.P. (1977). Ontogeny of Amniote Fetal Membranes and Their Application to Phylogeny. In: Hecht, M.K., Goody, P.C., Hecht, B.M. (eds) Major Patterns in Vertebrate Evolution. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8851-7_16

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