Term Name: neural keel
Synonyms: presumptive central nervous system
Definition: An intermediate stage (between the neural plate and neural rod) during the early segmentation period in the morphogenesis of the central nervous system primordium; the keel is roughly triangular shaped in cross section.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0007135]

Relationships
develops from: neural plate
develops into: neural rod
has parts: anterior neural keel midbrain hindbrain boundary neural keel posterior neural keel
is a type of: future central nervous system