What is neurulation?

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Dr Birendra Kumar Mishra
Nov 27, 2016

The transformation of the neural plate into the neural tube is neurulation.

Explanation:

  1. This term is used in vertebrate ebryology, when the embryo folds.
  2. In this folding process of embryo, the embryo transforms the neural plate into the neural tube. This process is neurulation.
  3. The embryo at this stage is termed the neurula.
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