cranial neural crest
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003099
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. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]
Synonyms: CNC, cranial NCC population, cephalic neural crest, head NCC population
Term info
- TAO:0001194
- EHDAA2:0004420
- XAO:0001001
- VHOG:0000063
- ZFA:0001194
- EFO:0003645
- AAO:0010580
- EMAPA:16091
- Wikipedia:Cranial_neural_crest
uberon_slim, efo_slim, vertebrate_core
Neural crest that is part of the head.[TAO], Anterior most portion of the neural crest. Migrates in three highly conserved streams: mandibular, hyoid and branchial.[AAO]
We conclude this section by listing some of the many synapomorphies of craniates, including (1) the neural crest (...).[well established][VHOG]
head neural crest, crista neuralis cranialis, head crest
uberon
UBERON:0003099