Chorioallantoic membrane

Chorioallantoic membrane
Chorioallantoic membrane
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The chorioallantoic membrane of a developing chick covered with Smallpox virus pocks
MeSH Chorioallantoic+membrane


The chorioallantoic membrane — also called the chorioallantois or abbreviated to CAM — is a vascular membrane found in eggs of some amniotes, such as birds and reptiles. It is formed by the fusion of the mesodermal layers of two developmental structures: the allantois and the chorion.[1] In mammals, this structure forms the placenta.

Three different layers compose the chorioallantoic membrane; these are called the chorionic epithelium, the mesenchyme and the allantoic epithelium. Blood capillaries and sinuses are found between epithelial cells of the chorionic layer, allowing close contact (within 0.2 μm) with air found in pores of the shell membrane of the egg.[2] As a result, the chorioallantoic membrane allows exchange of gases, such as oxygen, to developing embryos.[1] During embryonic development of birds, the chorioallantoic membrane also plays an essential role in bone formation by transporting calcium into the embryo from the eggshell.[1]

Chorioalloantoic membranes from developing chicken eggs are routinely used in biological and biomedical research to investigate development,[3][4] angiogenesis,[5] tumors,[6] and to propagate and investigate viruses or helminths.[7][8][9]

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  3. ^ Wilting J, Neeff H, Christ B (July 1999). "Embryonic lymphangiogenesis". Cell Tissue Res. 297 (1): 1–11. PMID 10398878. 
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  5. ^ Ribatti D (2008). "Chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane as a useful tool to study angiogenesis". Int Rev Cell Mol Biol 270: 181–224. doi:10.1016/S1937-6448(08)01405-6. PMID 19081537. 
  6. ^ Cimpean AM, Ribatti D, Raica M (2008). "The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane as a model to study tumor metastasis". Angiogenesis 11 (4): 311–9. doi:10.1007/s10456-008-9117-1. PMID 18780151. 
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