A thick plate of cells derived from the neural ectoderm in the head region of the embryo that develops into the olfactory region of the nasal cavity. [ XAO:0000005 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_placode ]
Synonyms: olfactory placodes placoda nasalis placoda olfactoria
Term information
- EFO:0003420
- EHDAA:1504
- FMA:293971
- AAO:0011076
- EMAPA:16543
- EHDAA2:0001232
- Wikipedia:Nasal_placode
- XAO:0000005
- VHOG:0000186
- ZFA:0000048
- TAO:0000048
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Olfactory placodes are the only ectodermal placodes to produce glia, a cell type typically derived from neural crest // Note that NBK53171 classifies this as non-neurogenic