Term Name: convergent extension involved in neural plate elongation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process of directed cell movement in the neural plate resulting in tissue elongation via intercalation of adjacent cells in an epithelial sheet at the midline, leading to narrowing and lengthening of the neural plate.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0022007]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: neural plate elongation
is a type of: convergent extension convergent extension involved in gastrulation convergent extension involved in organogenesis
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of convergent extension involved in neural plate elongation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of convergent extension involved in neural plate elongation
regulated by: regulation of convergent extension involved in neural plate elongation