Term: forebrain neural crest
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Name: forebrain
Synonyms: prosencephalon
Definition: The most anterior region the brain including both the telencephalon and diencephalon.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000109]
Name: neural crest
Synonyms:
Definition: A cell population arising from the dorsolateral aspect of the central nervous system primordium during the segmentation period, and later migrating along stereotyped pathways to give rise to a diverse and well-defined set of cell types including pigment cells, peripheral neurons and glia, and head cartilage.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000045]