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What is the process that involves the need for a part of the embryo to give rise to the nervous system?
What is the process that involves the need for a part of the embryo to give rise to the nervous system?
Neural Induction
Which cells are involved in the process of Cortical Lamination to develop different layers of the brain?
Which cells are involved in the process of Cortical Lamination to develop different layers of the brain?
Neural Crest Cells
What are the two main components of the nervous system?
What are the two main components of the nervous system?
Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System
What are the model organisms used in the early development of the nervous system?
What are the model organisms used in the early development of the nervous system?
What is the final stage in the early development of the nervous system?
What is the final stage in the early development of the nervous system?
What type of nerves are involved in the Peripheral Nervous System?
What type of nerves are involved in the Peripheral Nervous System?
What signals favor neural fate by blocking BMP signaling?
What signals favor neural fate by blocking BMP signaling?
Which molecules induce the formation of neural tissue that gives rise to the forebrain?
Which molecules induce the formation of neural tissue that gives rise to the forebrain?
What additional signals are needed to establish caudal neural tissue?
What additional signals are needed to establish caudal neural tissue?
What type of molecules are needed in the posterior side of the neural tube for its formation?
What type of molecules are needed in the posterior side of the neural tube for its formation?
What is the dependency of Rostral-Caudal segmentation of the neural tube?
What is the dependency of Rostral-Caudal segmentation of the neural tube?
How does BMP signaling affect Neural Induction?
How does BMP signaling affect Neural Induction?
What is the process by which a region of the embryo interacts with another region and influences its fate or behavior?
What is the process by which a region of the embryo interacts with another region and influences its fate or behavior?
What is the name of the specific region of the embryo that can induce the formation of the neural plate?
What is the name of the specific region of the embryo that can induce the formation of the neural plate?
What is the result of improper closure of the neural tube during development?
What is the result of improper closure of the neural tube during development?
What is the role of folic acid in preventing neural tube defects?
What is the role of folic acid in preventing neural tube defects?
What are the three germ layers that are created during gastrulation?
What are the three germ layers that are created during gastrulation?
What structures arise from the mesoderm germ layer?
What structures arise from the mesoderm germ layer?
What structures arise from the ectoderm germ layer?
What structures arise from the ectoderm germ layer?
What is the stepwise process to form the neural plate during neurulation?
What is the stepwise process to form the neural plate during neurulation?
Which specific region of the embryo secretes neuralizing factors?
Which specific region of the embryo secretes neuralizing factors?
What is the term for the process by which a specific region of the embryo induces the overlying ectoderm to become the Neural Plate ectoderm?
What is the term for the process by which a specific region of the embryo induces the overlying ectoderm to become the Neural Plate ectoderm?
What is the default fate of neural cells according to experiments in the late 1980s by Grunz and Tacke?
What is the default fate of neural cells according to experiments in the late 1980s by Grunz and Tacke?
What happens when neural cells receive low concentrations of BMP signaling?
What happens when neural cells receive low concentrations of BMP signaling?
What signals inhibit the neural fate of ectodermal cells?
What signals inhibit the neural fate of ectodermal cells?
Which molecule has the ability to rescue UV-induced ventralization of embryos?
Which molecule has the ability to rescue UV-induced ventralization of embryos?
What is the role of Chordin in neural development?
What is the role of Chordin in neural development?
How do organizer-derived inducers promote neural fate?
How do organizer-derived inducers promote neural fate?
What is the default fate of cells in terms of neural and epidermal fate?
What is the default fate of cells in terms of neural and epidermal fate?
Which molecule is expressed in the dorsal mesoderm and in the organizer?
Which molecule is expressed in the dorsal mesoderm and in the organizer?
What is the function of Follistatin in neural development?
What is the function of Follistatin in neural development?
What happens when BMP-4 signaling is blocked?
What happens when BMP-4 signaling is blocked?
How do Noggin, Chordin, and Follistatin interact with BMPs?
How do Noggin, Chordin, and Follistatin interact with BMPs?
What is the significance of Noggin, Chordin, and Follistatin in neural development?
What is the significance of Noggin, Chordin, and Follistatin in neural development?
What evidence supports Noggin as a neural inducer?
What evidence supports Noggin as a neural inducer?
How do BMPs influence the fate of ectodermal cells?
How do BMPs influence the fate of ectodermal cells?
