Embryonic Structure
neural plate
neu·ral plate
Subclass of:
Embryonic Structures
Definitions related to neural plate:
  • A thickened area of ectoderm on the posterior aspect of the trilaminar embryo that will give rise to the nervous system.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The region in the dorsal ECTODERM of a chordate embryo that gives rise to the future CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Tissue in the neural plate is called the neuroectoderm, often used as a synonym of neural plate.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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