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neural tube

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neural tube
n.
A dorsal tubular structure in the vertebrate embryo formed by longitudinal folding of the neural plate and differentiating into the brain and spinal cord.
neural tube
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the structure in mammalian embryos that develops into the brain and spinal cord. Incomplete development results in neural-tube defects, such as spina bifida, in a newborn baby
neural tube
A tubular structure that results from the folding of tissue along the back of vertebrate embryos and develops into the brain and spinal cord. Improper folding of the neural tube is the cause of spina bifida and other birth defects.
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Noun1.neural tube - a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop
ectoblast, ectoderm, exoderm - the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue


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