Saturday, April 4, 2009

My Wife Is Pregnant - Day 17

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Another group of cells is migrating to the baby's head to form the notochord (gives rise to the vertebrae, or the bones of the spine). The cells in the notochord release a chemical that causes a dramatic change in the size of the cells in the ectoderm. These top-layer cells grow rapidly and form a thickened area called the neural plate, which will develop in the next few days.

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