| Name: | neural rod | 
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| Synonyms: | presumptive central nervous system | 
| Definition: | An intermediate stage in the development of the central nervous system present during the segmentation period; the neural rod is roughly cylindrical in shape, forms from the neural keel, and is not yet hollowed out into the neural tube. | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000133] | 
| Name: | apical plasma membrane | 
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| Definition: | The region of the plasma membrane located at the apical end of the cell. | 
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0016324] QuickGO AmiGO |