| Term Name: | neural rod |
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| Synonyms: | presumptive central nervous system |
| Definition: | An intermediate stage in the development of the central nervous system present during the segmentation period; the neural rod is roughly cylindrical in shape, forms from the neural keel, and is not yet hollowed out into the neural tube. |
| Appears at: | Segmentation:5-9 somites (11.66h-14.0h) |
| Evident until: | Segmentation:14-19 somites (16.0h-19.0h) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000133] |
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