… we explore the evolutionary origin of vertebrate neural crest, if not … neural crest as casting
around the embryos of invertebrate chordates looking for any cells expressing ‘neural crest …

… however, they must have had evolutionary precursors. Here, we … non-neuronal cell types
produced by the neural crest in order … from an ancestral population that was neuronal in nature. …

… pre-vertebrate origins of the neural crest population. Finally, … model to explain the origin of
neural crest cells. We suggest … of neural crest development long pre-date vertebrate origins, …

… Therefore, agnathans occupy a critical position to provide important insights into our
understanding of evolution of the neural crest. From an embryological point of view, lamprey …

… evolutionary origins of the neural crest and neural crest cells. … , and present evidence of the
neural crest as the fourth germ … evolutionary origins of the neural crest and neural crest cells. …

… Therefore, agnathans occupy a critical position to provide important insights into our
understanding of evolution of the neural crest. From an embryological point of view, lamprey …

… hypotheses about neural crest and particularly cranial placode origins remain speculative, …
for framing hypotheses about the evolution of the neural crest and cranial placodes. Although …

… the dorsal neural tube, remarkable differences remain between the vertebrate neural crest
and … Thus, I propose that the evolution of the vertebrate neural crest was not the birth of a new …

… , which were derived from neural crest cells (NCC). The neural crest is a unique
vertebrate … NCC are defined by their origin at the neural plate border, via an epithelial-to-mesenchymal …

… embryology and evolution for almost a century. In Chapter 2, I discuss the … origins of the
neural crest in vertebrates. Chapter 3 is devoted to the evolutionary origins of the neural crest …