How to Use neural tube in a Sentence

neural tube

noun

• On one end, the neural tube started to fold around day 6, on the other a tail began to bud.
  — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022
• Anencephaly is a neural tube defect that leaves newborns without the tops of their brain and skull.
  — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 27 May 2020
• In young frog embryos, cells in a part called the neural tube have a specific electrical charge.
  — Study Summaries, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
• Love after loss Anencephaly is a rare neural tube defect that leaves newborns without the tops of their skull and brain.
  — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2019
• The most famously important of these is folic acid, which reduces the risk of neural tube defects (defects of the brain and spinal cord).
  — Serena Coady, SELF, 4 Jan. 2022
• NCCs are stem cells found in every embryo that show up first at the crest, or top edge, of the neural tube, which will eventually become the brain and spinal cord.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2018
• Those are defects that occur early in pregnancy when the neural tube that forms the spine and brain fails to close properly.
  — Jonel Aleccia, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
• The doctor explained that the baby might have a neural tube defect, such as spina bifida.
  — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
• In developing vertebrate embryos, these cells form along the back edge of the neural tube (precursor to the brain and spine).
  — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2019
• Their unborn child had a neural tube defect, meaning the baby's brain would never fully form.
  — Adrienne Broaddus and Jason Kravarik, CNN, 1 July 2022
• Since 1996, all enriched grain products have been required to be fortified with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects, or NTDs.
  — Jonel Aleccia, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
• Some studies found a higher risk of heart defects and neural tube defects among babies whose mothers took SSRIs.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2018
• The most common neural tube defect is spina bifida, in which the spinal cord doesn’t develop properly.
  — Emily Mullin, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• The virus can affect fetuses, too, leading to neural tube defects and other adverse outcomes.
  — Shefali Luthra, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2020
• Folic acid intakes have increased over the past several decades since this initiative began and the number of babies born with neural tube defects has decreased.
  — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2021
• The researchers also documented evidence of further organogenesis and formation of the neural tube, which goes on to form the brain and spinal cord.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
• Christina Hanson, 27, who has spina bifida, a neural tube defect, and uses a wheelchair, was one of the people reported missing.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• Pregnant women who don’t get enough folate are at risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, including spina bifida.
  — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2018
• One example would be pregnant women, where the B vitamin folic acid has been shown to reduce a type of birth defect, neural tube abnormalities.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2021
• The scientists demonstrated that the severity of exposure to QACs tracks closely in the lab with neural tube defects in fetal mice and reproductive health issues in adult mice.
  — Matthew Phelan, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2021
• Some antipsychotics are linked with metabolic side effects such as weight gain and increased glucose levels, which can then increase the risk for issues like neural tube defects, the review explains.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Jan. 2019
• Folic acid reduces risk for fetal neural tube defects, and it is widely recommended for women who may become pregnant.
  — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2020
• Yet, past studies have linked fevers to a variety of birth defects, including cleft lip or cleft palate, certain types of heart defects, and neural tube defects commonly called spina bifida.
  — Susan Scutti, CNN, 10 Oct. 2017
• Based on epidemiological data, this nutrient helps prevent defects in an embryo’s neural tube, the precursor for the brain and spinal cord.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2018
• For example, omega-3 fatty acids in fish and shellfish promote fetal brain development, and the folate in peanuts helps prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida.
  — Kaitlin Bell, Parents, 6 Feb. 2024
• In fact, just half a cup of cooked asparagus, contains 134 micrograms of folate, a nutrient that is vital during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects.
  — Jaclyn London, M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 4 Jan. 2023
• Most prenatal vitamins help cover the 400 micrograms the CDC recommends to help prevent neural tube defects.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Feb. 2018
• Folate is a B vitamin that helps prevent neural tube defects (brain and spine defects known as spina bifida) in newborns when their mothers consume enough during pregnancy.
  — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2021
• In fact, hints of it have been uncovered in the development of the neural tube in vertebrates, the precursor of their central nervous system—which would call for a very different underlying mechanism.
  — Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2019
• In fact, hints of it have been uncovered in the development of the neural tube in vertebrates, the precursor of their central nervous system — which would call for a very different underlying mechanism.
  — Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2019

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2024