| Term: | neural plate cell motility |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | neural plate |
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| Synonyms: | presumptive central nervous system |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue that is the earliest recognizable dorsal ectodermal primordium of the central nervous system present near the end of gastrulation before infolding to form the neural keel; consists of a thickened pseudostratified epithelium. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000132] |
| Name: | cell motility |
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| Synonyms: | cell locomotion, cell movement, movement of a cell |
| Definition: | Any process involved in the controlled self-propelled movement of a cell that results in translocation of the cell from one place to another. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048870] QuickGO AmiGO |