| Name: | floor plate |
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| Synonyms: | floorplate, fp |
| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that is the ventral-most aspect of the developing neural tube. The floor plate is a specialized glial structure with secretory function that spans the rostral-caudal axis from the midbrain to the tail regions. The floor plate is one of first structures that differentiate in the developing nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000022] |
| Name: | membrane |
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| Synonyms: | integral component of membrane, integral to membrane, membrane region, region of membrane, whole membrane |
| Definition: | A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it and attached to it. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0016020] QuickGO AmiGO |