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noun Embryology.
a group of ectodermal cells that develop into a variety of tissues, including spinal and autonomic ganglia, connective tissue around the brain and spinal cord, and parts of the facial bones.
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Origin of neural crest
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby neural crest
Neupest, neur-, neural, neural chip, neural computer, neural crest, neuralgia, neural network, neural networks, neural tube, neural tube defect
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How to use neural crest in a sentence
Anteriorly, the neural crest extends as far as the roof of the mid-brain.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland BalfourIn any case Marshall has not yet been able again to find an olfactory nerve till long after the disappearance of the neural crest.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland BalfourThe probable explanation of the origin of nerves from the neural crest has already been briefly given (p. 316).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour