Term Name:	DEL
Synonyms:	deep cell layer, DEL cells
Definition:	A multilayer of deep cells of fairly uniform thickness that forms during early epiboly (at dome stage; upon conversion of the blastodisc to the blastoderm); during gastrulation the DEL (deep cell layer) gives rise to the epiblast and hypoblast. Kimmel et al, 1995.
Ontology:	[UBERON:2000711]