A cell derived from the specialized ectoderm flanking each side of the embryonic neural plate, which after the closure of the neural tube, forms masses of cells that migrate out from the dorsal aspect of the neural tube to spread throughout the body.

cell

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

• Schwann cell precursor
• chromaffin cell
• neuron associated cell (sensu Vertebrata)
• melanoblast
• preosteoblast

• neural crest