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neural fold

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Main Entry: neural fold
Function: noun
: the lateral longitudinal fold on each side of the neural plate that by folding over and fusing with the opposite fold gives riseto the neural tube
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neural fold n.
The elevated margins of the embryonic neural groove.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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