cell proliferation involved in neural plate elongation
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The process of expansion of cell numbers in the neural plate due to cell division of progenitor cells preferentially in the rostrocaudal direction, resulting in the elongation of the tissue. [ GOC:cls http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15806586 GOC:dph http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000021 GOC:jid GOC:dgh ]