neural fold formation

id: GO:0001842
name: neural fold formation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process in which the neural fold is formed. The edges of the neural plate thicken and move up to form a U-shaped structure called the neural groove.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0016331morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium
GO:0060571morphogenesis of an epithelial fold