The mantle layer of the neural tube that lies dorsal to the sulcus limitans and contains primarily sensory neurons and interneurons involved in communication of sensory impulses. [ MP:0009692 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alar_plate http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10047 ]
Synonyms: alar plate alar plate of neural tube
Term information
- Wikipedia:Alar_plate
- neuronames:1370
lamina dorsolateralis
sensory part of neural tube
dorsal part of neural tube
alar lamina
lamina alaris
Term relations
- embryonic structure
- part of some neural tube mantle layer
- dorsal to some sulcus limitans of neural tube
- has part some sensory neuron