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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D054259
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D054259
Preferred Name

Neural Tube

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Neural Tubes
Tubes, Neural
Canal, Neural
Tube, Neural
Neural Canal
Neural Canals
Canals, Neural
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