Term: neural tube ectoderm
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Name: neural tube
Synonyms: presumptive central nervous system
Definition: Portion of tissue that is the cavity-containing primordium of the central nervous system, developing from the neural rod in the late segmentation period.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001135]
Name: ectoderm
Synonyms:
Definition: The outer layer of the embryo derived from the epiblast. The definitive ectoderm will give rise to such tissues as epidermis, the central nervous system, neural crest, and sensory placode.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000016]