Cytotrophoblast

Japanese: cytotrophoblast
Cytotrophoblast

…The fertilized egg is called a blastula. During this stage, the trophoblast further proliferates and differentiates into two layers, the inner and outer layers of cytotrophoblast (also called Langhans cells) and syncytiotrophoblast (also called syncytial cells). The latter is highly invasive, secreting proteolytic enzymes that break the zona pellucida surrounding the egg and digest and destroy the endometrium, becoming significantly thicker and more flexible as it penetrates the dense layer of the endometrium, which is rich in blood vessels during the secretory stage. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cytotrophoblast" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…このようになった受精卵を胞胚blastulaという。この時期には栄養胚葉はさらに栄養膜細胞cytotrophoblast(ラングハンス細胞ともいう)と合胞体栄養膜細胞syncytiotrophoblast(ジンチチウム細胞ともいう)の内外2層に増殖,分化する。このうち後者は侵食性が強く,タンパク質分解酵素を分泌して,卵の周囲にある透明帯を破り,子宮内膜をも消化,破壊しながら,著しく肥厚して柔軟となり,血管に富んだ分泌期の子宮内膜緻密層に侵入する。…

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