loading...| Preferred Name |
cranial placode |
| Synonyms |
placode ectodermal cranial placode cranial placodes ectodermal placode |
| 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. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002546 |
| database_cross_reference |
AAO:0010466 MAT:0000369 MIAA:0000369 XAO:0000305 EFO:0001650 FMA:293966 |
| 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. |
| editor note |
Do not merge with neurogenic placode |
| has broad synonym |
placode ectodermal placode |
| has exact synonym |
ectodermal cranial placode |
| has related synonym |
cranial placodes |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0002546 |
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| label |
cranial placode |
| notation |
UBERON:0002546 |
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cranial placode |
| taxon_notes |
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 |
| terminology_notes |
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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