Term Name: neural tube
Synonyms: presumptive central nervous system
Definition: Portion of tissue that is the cavity-containing primordium of the central nervous system, developing from the neural rod in the late segmentation period.
Appears at: Segmentation:10-13 somites (14.0h-16.0h)
Evident until: Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001135]

Relationships
develops from: neural rod
develops into: brain
has parts: anterior neural tube floor plate neural tube lateral wall neural tube midbrain hindbrain boundary neural tube posterior neural tube roof plate neural tube region
is a type of: portion of tissue

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