neural groove

neural groove
neural groove n the median dorsal longitudinal groove formed in the vertebrate embryo by the neural plate after the appearance of the neural folds called also medullary groove

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the groove produced by the invagination of the neural plate of the embryo during the process of formation of the neural tube; called also medullary g.

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