Term Name: neural plate elongation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which the neural plate is shaped by the intrinsic movement of the epidermal and neural plate regions.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0014022]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: neural plate morphogenesis
has parts: cell proliferation involved in neural plate elongation convergent extension involved in neural plate elongation
is a type of: embryonic morphogenesis morphogenesis of an epithelial sheet