A multi-tissue structure that is part of a spinal cord and is part of a floor plate. [ OBOL:automatic ]
Synonyms: floor plate spinal cord floorplate spinal cord
Term information
- XAO:0000306
- TAO:0000890
- VHOG:0000787
- EMAPA:17578
- ZFA:0000890
vertebrate_core
In summary, the available data for tunicates, amphioxus, and vertebrates indicate that a floorplate-like structure was already present in the proximate invertebrate ancestor of the vertebrates and that the genetic mechanisms for DV patterning of the nerve cord were also largely in place.[well established][VHOG]