dictionary help| dorsolateral plate of neural tube --> alar lamina of neural tube | medical dictionary |
The dorsal division of the lateral walls of the neural tube in the embryo; it gives rise to neurones relaying afferent impulses to higher centres; in the adult such neurones compose the sensory nuclei of the spinal cord and brainstem.
Synonyms: lamina alaris, alar plate of neural tube, dorsolateral plate of neural tube, lamina dorsalis, wing plate.
(05 Mar 2000)
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