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Descriptor English: Neurulation
Descriptor Spanish: Neurulación
Descriptor neurulación
Scope note: Proceso de desarrollo embrionario temprano de los CORDADOS que se caracteriza por movimientos morfogénicos del ECTODERMO que conllevan la formación de la PLACA NEURAL, la CRESTA NEURAL y el TUBO NEURAL. El cierre anómalo del SURCO NEURAL causa DEFECTOS DEL TUBO NEURAL congénitos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Neurulação
Descriptor French: Neurulation
Tree number(s): G07.345.500.325.180.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054261
Scope note: An early embryonic developmental process of CHORDATES that is characterized by morphogenic movements of ECTODERM resulting in the formation of the NEURAL PLATE; the NEURAL CREST; and the NEURAL TUBE. Improper closure of the NEURAL GROOVE results in congenital NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Central Nervous System (1965-2007)
Embryo (1965-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
DeCS ID: 52905
Unique ID: D054261
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Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Neurulation - Preferred
Concept UI M0503537
Scope note An early embryonic developmental process of CHORDATES that is characterized by morphogenic movements of ECTODERM resulting in the formation of the NEURAL PLATE; the NEURAL CREST; and the NEURAL TUBE. Improper closure of the NEURAL GROOVE results in congenital NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS.
Preferred term Neurulation



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