Neuroectoderm

Neuroectoderm (or neural ectoderm) is the term for ectoderm which receives inhibitory signals from proteins such as noggin, which leads to the development of the nervous system from this tissue.

The types of neuroectoderm include:

• Neural crest
  • pigment cells in the skin
  • ganglia of the autonomic nervous system
  • dorsal root ganglia.
  • schwann cells
  • facial cartilage
  • spiral septum of developing heart
  • ciliary body of the eye
  • adrenal medulla

• Neural tube
  • brain (rhombencephalon, mesencephalon and prosencephalon)
  • spinal cord and motor neurons
  • retina
  • posterior pituitary

See also

• neural plate

External links

• Neuroectoderm at eMedicine Dictionary
• Embryology at UNC bdyfm-007
• http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/embryology/earlydev/week3/neurulation.html
• http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages/M1/embryology/embryo/08nervoussystem.htm

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