loading...| Preferred Name |
cranial neural crest |
| Synonyms |
head NCC population head neural crest CNC cranial NCC population head crest cephalic neural crest crista neuralis cranialis |
| Definitions |
Neural crest cells (NCCs) originating in the anterior part of the developing embryo and residing between the mid-diencephalon and the forming hindbrain; cranial NCCs migrate dorsolaterally to form the craniofacial mesenchyme that differentiates into various craniofacial cartilages and bones, cranial neurons, glia, and connective tissues of the face; these cells enter the pharyngeal pouches and arches where they give rise to thymic cells, bones of the middle ear and jaw (mandible), and the odontoblasts of the tooth primordia; like their counterparts in the trunk, cranial NCCs also contribute to the developing peripheral nervous system, along with the pigmented cell (i.e. melanocyte) lineage. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003099 |
| definition |
Neural crest cells (NCCs) originating in the anterior part of the developing embryo and residing between the mid-diencephalon and the forming hindbrain; cranial NCCs migrate dorsolaterally to form the craniofacial mesenchyme that differentiates into various craniofacial cartilages and bones, cranial neurons, glia, and connective tissues of the face; these cells enter the pharyngeal pouches and arches where they give rise to thymic cells, bones of the middle ear and jaw (mandible), and the odontoblasts of the tooth primordia; like their counterparts in the trunk, cranial NCCs also contribute to the developing peripheral nervous system, along with the pigmented cell (i.e. melanocyte) lineage. |
| has_exact_synonym |
head NCC population CNC cranial NCC population cephalic neural crest |
| has_related_synonym |
head neural crest head crest crista neuralis cranialis |
| label |
cranial neural crest |
| part_of | |
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0003099 |
| prefLabel |
cranial neural crest |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005291 |