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Trunk neural crest
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<p>The trunk neural crest or truncal neural crest is one of the regions of <a href="/facts/Neural_crest/SgvAz0Ww">neural crest</a> in the <a href="/facts/Embryo/9QHnLVLN">embryo</a>. </p><p>The trunk neural crest lies between the vagal and sacral neural crest and gives rise to two groups of cells. One group migrates dorsolateral and populates the skin, forming <a href="/facts/Pigment_cells/z8KowoXP">pigment cells</a> and the other migrates ventrolateral through the anterior <a href="/facts/Sclerotome/VA2uxrky">sclerotome</a> to become the epinephrine-producing cells of the <a href="/facts/Adrenal_gland/3f8jV5aJ">adrenal gland</a> and the neurons of the <a href="/facts/Sympathetic_nervous_system/hs8psNRd">sympathetic nervous system</a>. Some cells remain in the sclerotome to form the <a href="/facts/Dorsal_root_ganglia/7BGJkVxV">dorsal root ganglia</a> </p> <i>Other Migration Locations:</i> <ul><li>Proximal to the spinal cord and line up symmetrically to form the <a href="/facts/Dorsal_root_ganglia/7BGJkVxV">dorsal root ganglia</a>.</li> <li>Into the skin to form <a href="/facts/Melanocytes/z8KowoXP">melanocytes</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chromaffin_cell/ydWmHLLo">Chromaffin cells</a> of the <a href="/facts/Adrenal_medulla/0j2676vR">adrenal medulla</a>.</li> <li>Near the vertebral column and become <a href="/facts/Sympathetic_chain_ganglia/Nn7z7Y5r">sympathetic chain ganglia</a>.</li></ul> <p>Differentiation involves BMP/noggin. </p>