Differences in origin and fate between the cranial and caudal spinal cord during normal and disturbed human development

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作者
SaragaBabic, M
Krolo, M
Sapunar, D
Terzic, J
Biocic, M
机构
[1] UNIV ZAGREB,SCH MED SPLIT,DEPT PHYSIOL,SPLIT 58000,CROATIA
[2] CLIN HOSP SPLIT,DEPT CHILD SURG,SPLIT,CROATIA
关键词
human spinal cord; neurulation; dysraphism;
D O I
10.1007/s004010050413
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Differences in histological appearance between the cranial and caudal parts of the spinal cord and associated axial organs were analyzed in 9- and 15-week-old human dysraphic fetuses and compared with normal fetuses. In human development the cranial part of the neural tube down to the lumbosacral level forms during primary neurulation, while its caudal part results from secondary neurulation. In the 9-week fetus with cervical spina bifida, the cranial spinal cord displayed a variety of morphological changes along the cranio-caudal axis. Spinal cord in the upper cervical region transformed into the area cerebrovasculosa, while the lower cervical and thoracic levels showed only disturbed differentiation of the cell layers and roof plate. The degree of the cranial spinal cord dysmorphogenesis correlated with anomalies of the underlying notochord and vertebral column. The caudal to lumbosacral region of the spinal cord appeared normal. In the case of the 15-week-old fetus with complete dysraphia, the area cerebrovasculosa was found along the whole extent of the cranial spinal cord, while more caudally, all axial organs showed a normal histological structure. Our findings confirmed a different origin for the cranial and caudal parts of the human spinal cord. The appearance of dysraphic disorders corresponded to the time of primary neurulation; therefore, they resulted in the faulty formation of the cranial spinal cord. Normally formed caudal spinal cord appears during secondary neurulation at later developmental stages.
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