neural crest

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Definition of neural crest in English English dictionary: a strip of ectodermal material in the early vertebrate embryo inserted between the prospective neural plate and the epidermis; An embryonic structure which contains many of the cell types that tend to grow abnormally in neurofibromatosis; Formed from neural plate cells that break away as the neural tube is being formed in the vertebrate embryo; The part of the ectoderm in a vertebrate embryo that lies on either side of the neural tube and develops into the cranial, spinal, and autonomic ganglia; The portion of the neural plate and neural groove containing cells that give rise to the peripheral nervous system At the neural groove stage, the neural crest occupies the lateral margins of the groove At the neural tube stage, the neural crest separates from the neural tube

neural crest

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neu·ral crest

nyûrıl krest

/ˈnyo͝orəl ˈkrest/ /ˈnjʊrəl ˈkrɛst/

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