Vol 67, No 3 (2008)
Original article
Published online: 2008-06-02
The thickness of the ventral midline of the spinal cord in human embryos during the fifth week
DOI: 10.5603/fm.v67i3.15974
Folia Morphol 2008;67(3):205-208.
Abstract
The thickness of the ventral midline of the spinal cord was determined in
9 human embryos aged five weeks (developmental stages 13-15). This part of
the spinal cord consists of floor plate, mantle and marginal layers. The floor
plate ependymal cells form pseudostratified columnar epithelium. The thickness
of the investigated structure varied from 20 to 50 micrometers at different
levels of the spinal cord.
Keywords: human neuroembryologyspinal cordventral midline cellsfloor plate
