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. . . another early cell population, the neural crest cells, that in addition to the three germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm,) play a major role in development.

Neural crest cells form at the dorsal aspect of the neural folds.

                     Species: Mouse 
                     Day Gestation: 8 
             Approx. Human Age: 22 Days 
                                   View: Transverse Cut
                 Neural Crest 
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