Uberon 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.;
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.