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SUBMITTER: Abitua PB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4257486 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature 20121107 7427
Neural crest arises at the neural plate border, expresses a core set of regulatory genes and produces a diverse array of cell types, including ectomesenchyme derivatives that elaborate the vertebrate head. The evolution of neural crest has been proposed to be a key event leading to the appearance of new cell types that fostered the transition from filter feeding to active predation in ancestral vertebrates. However, the origin of neural crest remains controversial, as homologous cell types have ...[more]