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Neural plate

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

The embryonic precursor of the neural tube, it is a region of embryonic ectodermal cells called neuroectoderm that lie directly about the notochord.  It is the first embryonic rudiment of the nervous system top be formed.  

See Blastopore, Ectoderm, Embryogenesis, Gastrulation, Neural tube, Neurula, Neurulation, Notochord

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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