part_of part of part of only in taxon only_in_taxon develops from develops from composed primarily of existence starts during migratory neural crest cell Craniata <chordates> neurula stage neural crest http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Gray644.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Neural_Crest.png VHOG:0000057 NCIT:C34222 BTO:0001764 TAO:0000045 neuronames:1366 EHDAA2:0004419 UBERON:0002342 UMLS:C0027789 SCTID:361462002 CALOHA:TS-0676 uberon EMAPA:32737 ZFA:0000045 Wikipedia:Neural_crest A specialized region of ectoderm found between the neural ectoderm (neural plate) and non-neural ectoderm and composed of highly migratory pluripotent cells that delaminate in early embryonic development from the dorsal neural tube and give rise to an astounding variety of differentiated cell types[MP]. XAO:0000048 AAO:0010578 MIAA:0000066 MAT:0000066 EDITOR_NOTE consider including subclasses for pre- and post- migratory (e.g. sheets/paths/streams). FMA:86666 MESH:D009432 GAID:1310 neurectoderm neural plate ectoderm-derived structure neural fold structure with developmental contribution from neural crest germ layer / neural crest