Preferred Name | cranial placode | |
Synonyms |
cranial placodes ectodermal placode placode ectodermal cranial placode |
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Definitions |
Ectodermal placode that develops in the head into a part of the sensory nervous system. With a few exceptions (lens, adenohypophyseal), cranial placodes are neurogenic. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002546 |
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database_cross_reference |
MIAA:0000369 MAT:0000369 AAO:0010466 EFO:0001650 XAO:0000305 |
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definition |
Ectodermal placode that develops in the head into a part of the sensory nervous system. With a few exceptions (lens, adenohypophyseal), cranial placodes are neurogenic. |
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editor note |
Do not merge with neurogenic placode |
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has_exact_synonym |
ectodermal cranial placode |
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hasBroadSynonym |
ectodermal placode placode |
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hasOBONamespace |
uberon |
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hasRelatedSynonym |
cranial placodes |
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id |
UBERON:0002546 |
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inSubset | ||
label |
cranial placode |
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notation |
UBERON:0002546 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
cranial placode |
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treeView | ||
UBPROP_0000008 |
Comparisons of developmental gene expression suggest that the anterior ectoderm in amphioxus may be homologous to the vertebrate olfactory placode, the only vertebrate placode with primary, not secondary, neurons |
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UBPROP_0000013 |
The term placode or placodes also applies to developing organs such as teeth, mammary glands, hair follicles, feathers and scales. We include a separate parent class for this. to avoid confusion, we include neurogenic placode as a subclass |
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subClassOf |