Term: neural tube neural crest cell migration
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Name: neural tube
Synonyms: presumptive central nervous system
Definition: Portion of tissue that is the cavity-containing primordium of the central nervous system, developing from the neural rod in the late segmentation period.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001135]
Name: neural crest cell migration
Synonyms:
Definition: The characteristic movement of cells from the dorsal ridge of the neural tube to a variety of locations in a vertebrate embryo.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001755]    QuickGO    AmiGO