epimere


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epimere

(ˈɛpɪˌmɪə)
n
(Physiology) embryol the dorsal part of the mesoderm of a vertebrate embryo, consisting of a series of segments (somites)
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and its C-5 epimere, a-lguluronic acid (G), able to connect to each other in long sequences of M-Blocks, G-Blocks, and MG-Blocks [5, 6].
Morphological terminology and abbreviations for setae follow McAlpine (1981), Stuckenberg (1999), Cumming & Wood (2009), and Dikow (2009) except for the term 'aedeagal epimere', which is used as described by Hesse (1969).
Inner surface of epimeres ornamented by polygonal reticulation.