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Closure of the neuropore

A pencil drawing showing the sequence of events, which lead to the closure of the embryonic neuropore. The neuropore refers to the opening (anterior or posterior) of the developing neural tube. (Drawing by Heather Spears. Courtesy of the Wellcome Institute, London. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International [CC BY 4.0] License.)

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