neuroepithelium
IPA: nˈʊroʊɛpɪθˈɛɫjʌm
noun
- The part of an embryo that develops into the nervous system
- The epithelium associated with sensory organs such as the eye or nose
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Examples of "neuroepithelium" in Sentences
- The squatter shape of the cells offered a clue as to why the neuroepithelium might be less flexible.
- Gutzman and Sive conclude that the neuroepithelium must relax, through reduction of myosin activity, for the hindbrain ventricle to reach its normal working volume.
- (PhysOrg. com) -- Normal vertebrate brain ventricle formation relies upon the stretchiness or "relaxation" of the neuroepithelium, which is regulated by the motor protein myosin.
- "The neuroepithelium is really complicated," says Gutzman, who relied on sophisticated imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction techniques to observe brain individual cells in the living embryo.
- McCurdy RD, Feron F, Perry C, Chant DC, McLean D, et al. (2006) Cell cycle alterations in biopsied olfactory neuroepithelium in schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder using cell culture and gene expression analyses.
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