Term Name:	spinal cord alar plate
Synonyms:	alar column spinal cord, spinal cord alar column, spinal cord alar lamina
Definition:	The region of the mantle layer of the neural tube that lies dorsal to the sulcus limitans and contains primarily sensory neurons and interneurons involved in communication of sensory impulses; the alar plate develops into the dorsal horn in the grey matter of the spinal cord
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004063]