part of develops from ends during starts during ectoderm neuroectoderm neural crest A group of ectoderm cells that delaminate from the area between the neuroectoderm/non-neural ectoderm domains. They undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal tranformation (EMT) and migrate to give several different lineages of adult cells. Originating from different positions along the anterior-posterior axis, they develop into various tissues. These regions of neural crest can be divided into five main functional domains, which include the cranial, trunk, vagal and sacral neural crest, and cardiac neural crest. Neural crest cells are considered multipotent, and as they have the limited capacity for self renewal, they are regarded as stem cell-like. xenopus_anatomy XAO:0000048 NC neural crest material UBERON:0002342 sensorial layer of neurectoderm tissue chordal neural plate border neural plate border NF stage 13 NF stage 44