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. 2017 Apr 28;9(4):178–190. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v9.i4.178

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Primary neurulation. A: Thickening of embryonic ectoderm is seen dorsal to notochord to form neuroectoderm and neural plate; B: Neural plate invaginates along its central axis to form neural groove. Neural folds are formed on both sides of the neural groove; C: The neural plate then bends and neural folds fuse together to form neural tube and simultaneously separate from surface ectoderm (dysjunction).