Preferred Name |
prechordal plate |
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Synonyms |
head mesoderm head mesenchyme |
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Definitions |
A horseshoe-shaped thickening of the endoderm at the cranial (rostral) end of the primitive streak formed by the involution of Spemann's organizer cells which, together with the notochord, induces the formation of the neural plate from the overlying ectodermal cells and contributes mesodermal type cells to the surrounding tissue. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003063 |
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database_cross_reference |
ZFA:0000060 XAO:0000079 VHOG:0000086 Wikipedia:Prechordal_plate EHDAA2:0001493 TAO:0000060 AAO:0011085 EHDAA:181 FMA:295532 |
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definition |
A horseshoe-shaped thickening of the endoderm at the cranial (rostral) end of the primitive streak formed by the involution of Spemann's organizer cells which, together with the notochord, induces the formation of the neural plate from the overlying ectodermal cells and contributes mesodermal type cells to the surrounding tissue. |
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has_broad_synonym |
head mesoderm head mesenchyme |
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label |
prechordal plate |
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UBERON:0003063 |
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prechordal plate |
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