Development of the posterior neural tube in human embryos

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-117

  Saitsu, Hirotomo ^a   Yamada, Shigehito ^b   Uwabe, Chigako ^b   Ishibashi, Makoto ^a   Shiota, Kohei ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human embryo; Posterior neural tube; Primary neurulation; Secondary neurulation; Tail bud

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MESENCHYME; NEURAL TUBE; NEURULATION; NOTOCHORD; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAUDA EQUINA; ECTODERM; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NOTOCHORD; SACRUM; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 11944263455     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-004-0421-2     Document Type: Article

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