Term Name: neural crest cell migration
Synonyms:
Definition: The characteristic movement of cells from the dorsal ridge of the neural tube to a variety of locations in a vertebrate embryo.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001755]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: neural crest cell development
is a type of: mesenchymal cell migration
has subtype: cardiac neural crest cell migration involved in outflow tract morphogenesis neural crest cell migration involved in autonomic nervous system development neural crest cell migration involved in heart formation neural crest cell migration involved in sympathetic nervous system development trunk neural crest cell migration