spinal cord alar plate
The region of the mantle layer of the neural tube that lies dorsal to the sulcus limitans and contains primarily sensory neurons and interneurons involved in communication of sensory impulses; the alar plate develops into the dorsal horn in the grey matter of the spinal cord. [ MP:0009692 ]
Synonyms: spinal cord alar lamina, spinal cord alar column, alar column spinal cord
Term info
- EMAPA:17149
- VHOG:0000899
- EMAPA:17581
pheno_slim
TODO - merge with UBERON:0003054 roof plate?
uberon
UBERON:0004063
Term relations
- neural tube alar plate
- part of some future spinal cord
- contributes to morphology of some neural tube mantle layer