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neural crest
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neural crest
n.
The part of the ectoderm in a vertebrate embryo that lies on either side of the neural tube and develops into the cranial, spinal, and autonomic ganglia.


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DISCUSSION Neuroblastoma is a poorly differentiated neoplasm derived from neural crest cells.
5) Neural crest cells give rise to parts of the ossicle chain and the three principal paraganglia found within the middle ear.
1,5-7,9,11,12 A possible origin from neural crest cells has been postulated as well.
 
 
 
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