(from the article `blastula`) ...the development of an embryo by repeated cleavage of a fertilized egg. The cells of the blastula form an epithelial (covering) layer, called the ... The inward movement of one side of the blastula`s cells has contracted or eliminated the blastocoel, which was the cavity of the blastula, but a new ... ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/77
The cavity formed within the mass of cells of the blastula of many animals during the later stages of cleavage. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973