neural crest

noun

Definitions

  1. A strip of ectodermal material in the early vertebrate embryo inserted between the…

    A strip of ectodermal material in the early vertebrate embryo inserted between the prospective neural plate and the epidermis.

    • All of these features are under the control of a particular set of cells in the embryo called the neural crest, from which a particular part of the brain, the amygdala, derives.

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