Neural tube

The neural tube is the embryonal structure that gives rise to the brain and spinal cord. In gestation, the human neural tube gives rise to three vesicles: the rhombencephalon, the mesencephalon and the prosencephalon.

Related Topics:
Embryonal structure - Brain - Spinal cord - Gestation - Rhombencephalon - Mesencephalon - Prosencephalon

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Formation of the neural tube is the result of an invagination of the ectoderm following gastrulation. This process is induced by signaling molecules produced in the notochord and basal plate.

Related Topics:
Ectoderm - Gastrulation - Notochord - Basal plate

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