The trunk neural crest of vertebrate embryos is a transient collection of precursor cells
present along the dorsal aspect of the neural tube. These cells migrate on two distinct …

There are two principal models to explain neural crest patterning. One assumes that neural
crest cells are multipotent precursors that migrate throughout the embryo and differentiate …

The neural crest, an embryonic cell population unique to vertebrates, emerges after
neurulation as the neural plate folds to form the neural tube. Initiation of neural crest cell …

Neural crest cells arise from the neural tube shortly after its closure and migrate extensively
through prescribed regions of the embryos, where they differentiate into most of the …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the evidence that neural crest cells begin to
diversify before they disperse and that developmentally restricted intermediate …

The neural crest is a population of migratory cells, arising from the ectoderm, that invades
many sites within the embryo and differentiate into a variety of diverse cell types. Pigment …

Clonal and lineage analyses have demonstrated that although some neural crest cells have
the ability to generate multiple cell types and display self-renewal ability, other crest cells …

Abstract Analysis of neural crest cell migration in the mouse has been difficult due to the lack
of reliable cell markers. Recently, we found that injection of Dil into the chick neural tube …

The availability of naturally occurring and engineered mutations in mice which affect the
neural crest makes the mouse embryo an important experimental system for studying neural …

Neural crest cells are pluripotent cells that emerge from the neural epithelium, migrate
extensively, and differentiate into numerous derivatives, including neurons, glial cells …