Definitions for vitelline membrane

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vitel′line mem′brane(n.)

  1. the membrane surrounding an egg yolk.

    Category: Cell Biology

Origin of vitelline membrane:

1835–45

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Vitelline Membrane

    The plasma membrane of the egg.


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