Crest cells are special cells that play an important role in the early development of animals, including humans. They are found in the neural crest, which is a group of cells along the back of the developing embryo. Full definition
We have recently shown that in avian embryos, muscle formation is initiated by Delta1 - positive neural crest cells migrating from the dorsal neural tube that, in passing, trigger NOTCH signalling and myogenesis in selected epithelial somite progenitor cells, allowing them to migrate into the nascent muscle to differentiate. (inmg.fr)
A few days after fertilization, so - called neural crest cells migrate to the soon - to - be head, where they help form tiny buds of tissue that eventually develop into facial bones. (sciencemag.org)
The researchers discovered that two members of a class of ion channels that can sense a change in temperature were present in neural crest cells from chickens and mice. (sciencenews.org)