Term Name:
neural plate elongation
Synonyms:
Definition:
The process in which the neural plate is shaped by the intrinsic movement of the epidermal and neural plate regions.
Ontology:
GO: Biological Process [GO:0014022]
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Relationships
is part of:
neural plate morphogenesis
has parts:
cell proliferation involved in neural plate elongation
convergent extension involved in neural plate elongation
is a type of:
embryonic morphogenesis
morphogenesis of an epithelial sheet