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neural tube
neural tube The neural tube is an early embryonic tube made from ectoderm that develops into the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.
The neural tube is an early embryonic tube made from ectoderm that develops into the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. Its inner space, called the neural canal, later forms the brain’s ventricles and the spinal cord’s central canal.