Germinal may refer to:
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Germinal (French Republican Calendar)
Germinal () was the seventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ''germen'', "germination". Germinal was the first month of the spring quarter (''mois de printemps''). It started March 21 or March 22 ...
, the seventh month of the calendar, approximately March 21 - April 19
Émile Zola
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''Germinal'' (novel), an 1885 novel by Émile Zola
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''Germinal'' (1913 film), a French silent film based on the Zola novel directed by Albert Capellani
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''Germinal'' (1963 film), a French film based on the Zola novel directed by Yves Allégret
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''Germinal'' (1993 film), a French film based on the Zola novel directed by Claude Berri
Medicine
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Germinal epithelium (disambiguation) Germinal epithelium can refer to:
* Germinal epithelium (female), a layer of cells covering the ovary
* Germinal epithelium (male), a layer of cells covering the testicle
* Germ layer, primary tissue layer formed during embryogenesis in animals
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Germinal epithelium (male)
The germinal epithelium is the epithelial layer of the seminiferous tubules of the testicles. It is also known as the wall of the seminiferous tubules. The cells in the epithelium are connected via tight junctions.
There are two types of cells i ...
, a layer of cells covering the testicle
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Germinal epithelium (female)
The ovarian surface epithelium, also called the germinal epithelium of Waldeyer, or coelomic epithelium is a layer of simple squamous-to-cuboidal epithelial cells covering the ovary.
The term ''germinal epithelium'' is a misnomer as it does not g ...
, a layer of cells covering the ovary
** Germinal epithelium or
germ layer
A germ layer is a primary layer of cells that forms during embryonic development. The three germ layers in vertebrates are particularly pronounced; however, all eumetazoans (animals that are sister taxa to the sponges) produce two or three pr ...
, a layer of cells formed during animal embryogenesis
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Germinal center
Germinal centers or germinal centres (GCs) are transiently formed structures within B cell zone (follicles) in secondary lymphoid organs – lymph nodes, ileal Peyer's patches, and the spleen – where mature B cells are activated, prolifera ...
, area of lymph tissue rich with B cells
Other uses
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''Germinal'' (journal), a Jewish anarchist journal from London
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''Germinal'' (F735), a ship of the French Marine Nationale
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K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot
Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were ...
, a Belgian football club
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Club Atlético Germinal
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
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, an Argentine football club
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