loading...| Preferred Name |
ectodermal placode |
| Synonyms |
epithelial placode |
| Definitions |
An ectodermal placode is a thickening of the ectoderm that is the primordium of many structures derived from the ectoderm[GO] |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005085 |
| database_cross_reference |
AEO:0000218 FMA:293966 |
| editor note |
consder adding placodal ectoderm as a distinct class? Also place placodal ectoderm as develops_from ectoderm; need to check taxon-appropriateness |
| external_ontology_notes |
in GO, covers optic, otic, olfactory, mammary, hair, tooth, sebaceous. |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
epithelial placode |
| id |
UBERON:0005085 |
| imported from | |
| label |
ectodermal placode |
| notation |
UBERON:0005085 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
ectodermal placode |
| taxon_notes |
With the exception of the adenohypophysis, homologues of the nonneurogenic placodes (e.g. placodes giving rise to the teeth, hair follicles and lens), appear to be lacking in invertebrate chordates. |
| textual definition |
An ectodermal placode is a thickening of the ectoderm that is the primordium of many structures derived from the ectoderm[GO] |
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