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opossum, the ectoderm moves up irregularly, gradually pushing 

 away the trophoblast cells (Figs. 152, 153, 157). (3) In the 

 rabbit, shrew, and probably in the dog, the trophoblast remains 

 for a time continued as a very thin layer (Rauber's layer) over 



FIG. 153. Transverse sections through the early blastodermic vesicle of the 

 hedgehog, Erinaceus. After Hubrecht. A. Embryonic ectoderm forming a solid 

 mass. Endoderm lining the entire trophoblast wall. Trophoblast becoming 

 trophodermic. B. Amnionic cavity established. Trophoderm formed com- 

 pletely around the blastodermic vesicle, a, Amnionic cavity; c, ectoderm; 

 d, trophoderm; n, endoderm; s, embryonic shield; t, trophoblast. 



FIG. 154. A. Section through part of the blastodermic vesicle of a six-day 

 rabbit. From Quain's Anatomy, after Van Beneden. B. Transverse section 

 through the embryonic shield of a dog of unknown age (between eleven and fifteen 

 days). After Bonnet, a, Trophoblast (in A, Rauber's layer); 6, embryonic 

 ectoderm; c, endoderm; s, embryonic shield (embryonic ectoderm); x, space in 

 embryonic shield. 



the surface of the ectoderm of the embryonic region. Appa- 

 rently the thin cells of the trophoblast finally disappear, leaving 

 the ectoderm upon the surface, but it is possible that they mingle 



