Preferred Label : cranial placode;
Uberon definition : Ectodermal placode that develops in the head into a part of the sensory nervous system.
With a few exceptions (lens, adenohypophyseal), cranial placodes are neurogenic.;
Uberon synonym : ectodermal cranial placode;
Uberon related term : cranial placodes;
Uberon broad term : placode; ectodermal placode;
Uberon Taxon note : Comparisons of developmental gene expression suggest that the anterior ectoderm in
amphioxus may be homologous to the vertebrate olfactory placode, the only vertebrate
placode with primary, not secondary, neurons;
Uberon Terminology note : The term placode or placodes also applies to developing organs such as teeth, mammary
glands, hair follicles, feathers and scales. We include a separate parent class for
this. to avoid confusion, we include neurogenic placode as a subclass;
Origin ID : 0002546;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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Ectodermal placode that develops in the head into a part of the sensory nervous system.
With a few exceptions (lens, adenohypophyseal), cranial placodes are neurogenic.
