Lecture 4 How to Grow a Brain and Backbone. Neural Crest Cells
In this lecture I will discuss what neural crest cells are, and their importance in the early development of the brain, nervous system and bones within vertebrate animals.
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Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_...
Other images come from the textbook: Benton, M.J. 2014. Vertebrate Paleontology fourth edition. Published by Wiley Blackwell Publishing. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTi...