title: Embryonic Development of the Central Nervous System.
abstract: Ultimately, it is only with an understanding of normal embryologic development that there can be an understanding of why and how a specific malformation develops. Knowing from where and when a specific part of the nervous system develops and what morphogens are at play will enable us to identify undescribed malformation as well as better define causality. The following article reviews the normal embryologic development of the mammalian nervous system and is intended to serve as a foundation for the understanding of the various malformations presented in this issue.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, PO Box 907, Rye, NH 03870, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Lahunta
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, 197 Hance Avenue, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, USA.
authors.forename: Eric N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 2200 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA. Electronic address: ad43@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology*; D008322:Mammals; D054259:Neural Tube / Q000196:embryology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology
keywords: Central nervous system; Embryonic development; Mammalian nervous system