Term Name: roof plate
Synonyms:
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that is the dorsal-most aspect of the developing neural tube.
Appears at: Segmentation:10-13 somites (14.0h-16.0h)
Evident until: Juvenile:Days 45-89 (45d-90d, 14 mm, 12 teeth)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0007058]

Relationships
is part of: central nervous system
has parts: roof plate diencephalic region roof plate midbrain region roof plate neural tube region roof plate rhombomere region roof plate spinal cord region
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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