neural crest

American  

noun

Embryology.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of neural crest

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

"We found a novel method for generating craniofacial organoids from neural crest cells."

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

Growth factors signal some of the ectodermal cells to form epidermal cells, and the remaining cells form neural crest cells.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

DNA from the Scythian horses was some of the “first empirical evidence that supports the neural crest hypothesis,” Orlando sad.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2017

During development, a structure called the neural crest forms near what will later become the spine of the animal.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2016

People with Waardenburg syndrome have symptoms scattered across the parts of the body produced by neural crest cells.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2010