In the first paper, the researchers followed the role of Disc1 in cranial neural crest (CNC) cells, which are multi-potent cells that give rise to multiple cell types including craniofacial cartilage and the peripheral nervous system during development.
What does CNC stand for?
CNC stands for Cranial Neural Crest
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Sonic hedgehog rescues cranial neural crest from cell death induced by ethanol exposure.
By knocking out uPA, it is possible to deduce the role it plays in cranial neural crest migration.
In neural plate stage embryos (stages 15-18) hybridized with antisense probes, staining was observed along the neural fold regions corresponding to premigratory cranial neural crest for control, vehicle alone (Figure 8A), nonylphenol (Figure 8C), and methoxychlor (data not shown) treatments.