| Name: | floor plate |
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| Synonyms: | floorplate, fp |
| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that is the ventral-most aspect of the developing neural tube. The floor plate is a specialized glial structure with secretory function that spans the rostral-caudal axis from the midbrain to the tail regions. The floor plate is one of first structures that differentiate in the developing nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000022] |
| Name: | establishment or maintenance of cell polarity |
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| Synonyms: | cell polarity, establishment and/or maintenance of cell polarity, establishment and/or maintenance of cell polarization |
| Definition: | Any cellular process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of anisotropic intracellular organization or cell growth patterns. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007163] QuickGO AmiGO |