Sulcus_limitans_(neural_tube)

Sulcus limitans (neural tube)

Sulcus limitans (neural tube)

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This article is about the structure in the developing nervous system. For the structure of the fourth ventricle, see Sulcus limitans.

A shallow, longitudinal groove separating the developing gray matter into a basal and alar plates along the length of the neural tube. The sulcus limitans extends the length of the spinal cord and through the mesencephalon.[1]

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    "Neuroembryology: Spinal Cord: Development (1/2)". Neuroanatomy Lab Resource Appendices. Archived from the original on 14 July 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2021.


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