cranial placode
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. [ https://github.com/seger/aao/issues/4 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53175/ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/135 https://sourceforge.net/p/obo/xenopus-anatomy-xao-term-requests/11/ ]
Synonyms: ectodermal cranial placode
Term info
- AAO:0010466
- MIAA:0000369
- XAO:0000305
- EFO:0001650
- MAT:0000369
- FMA:293966
efo_slim
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
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
Do not merge with neurogenic placode
cranial placodes
placode, ectodermal placode
uberon
UBERON:0002546
cranial placode