Term Name:	notochordal plate
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Definition:	The notochordal plate is the dorsal part of the notochordal process when the ventral portion breaks down. It is continuous laterally with the endoderm that composes the roof of the primitive foregut and is in contact dorsally with the neural tube. The folding off of the notochordal plate gives rise to the notochord.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0006267]