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Embryonic Structures > Neural Tube

Preferred term

Neural Tube  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Canal, Neural
  • Canals, Neural
  • Neural Canal
  • Neural Canals

Scope note

  • A tube of ectodermal tissue in an embryo that will give rise to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, including the SPINAL CORD and the BRAIN. Lumen within the neural tube is called neural canal which gives rise to the central canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain. For malformation of the neural tube, see NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS.

History note

  • 2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054259

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