Basal Plate

Basal plate may refer to:

  • Basal plate (neural tube), the region of the neural tube ventral to the sulcus limitans
  • Basal plate (placenta), between this plate and the uterine muscular fibres are the stratum spongiosum and the boundary layer
  • The base of a plant's bulb
  • The pedal disc, in anatomy of the sea anemone, the surface opposite to the mouth

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