The formation of the flat, thickened layer of ectodermal cells known as the neural plate. The underlying dorsal mesoderm signals the ectodermal cells above it to elongate into columnar neural plate cells. The neural plate subsequently develops into the neural tube, which gives rise to the central nervous system. [ GOC:dph http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15806586 GOC:jid https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0878932437 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000021 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0878932585 GOC:cls GOC:dgh ]
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- anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis and results in formation of some neural plate
- anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis
- part of some neural plate morphogenesis
- results in formation of some neural plate