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

The researchers found that when neural crest cells are exposed to higher-than-usual levels of pressure, key cell signalling pathways are impeded, and the risk of craniofacial malformations significantly increases.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

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

That’s because coloration in the eyes doesn’t need to migrate from the neural crest.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2016

Tissues at the edges of the neural groove, when it closes off, are called the neural crest and migrate through the embryo to give rise to PNS structures as well as some non-nervous tissues.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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