periderm

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Immune suppressive properties of MUC16, along with its expression in ovarian cancer cells and fetal periderm, suggest a role for MUC16 in immune evasion of ovarian cancer cells from the host immune system and in fetal tolerance from maternal immune rejection during early pregnancy

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  1. noun The outer layers of tissue of woody roots and stems, consisting of the cork cambium and the tissues produced by it, such as cork.

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  • Immune suppressive properties of MUC16, along with its expression in ovarian cancer cells and fetal periderm, suggest a role for MUC16 in immune evasion of ovarian cancer cells from the host immune system and in fetal tolerance from maternal immune rejection during early pregnancy —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Hardardottir H, Parmley TH 2nd, Quirk JG Jr, Sanders MM, Miller FC, et al. (1990) Distribution of CA125 in embryonic tissues and adult derivatives of the fetal periderm. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • In older woody plants, the epidermis of the stem is replaced by periderm, the majority component of which is cork cells. a. At maturity, dead cork cells may be sloughed off. b. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • • These outer dead layers of periderm are called the rhytiderm. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Slide 4: The periderm (cork) • The periderm is the outer layer of the bark which replaces the epidermis and is formed by the cork cambium. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
 

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  1. = French périderme, from Greek περί, around, + δέρμα, skin: see derm.
 

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/ˈpɛrɪdərm/
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