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exencephaly

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ex·en·ceph·a·ly (ksn-sf-l)
n.
A condition in which the skull is defective, causing exposure or extrusion of the brain.
exen·ce·phalic (-s-flk) adj.
exencephaly
a congenital defect in which the brain is completely exposed or protrudes through a defect in the cranial vault.
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The supposed actin dependency of anterior but not posterior neuropore closure in mouse embryos (Ybot-Gonzalez and Copp 1999) could thus explain why exencephaly is the dominant NTD observed in VPA-exposed mice (Nau et al.
Valproic acid teratogenicity: a toxicogenomics approach by Stigson, Michael / Environmental Health Perspectives
99-106) reported on the finding that a seven-week-old aborted embryo presented infoldings of the hemispheric neuroepithelium, cranioschisis, exencephaly and excessive vascularity with endothelial proliferation --in short, severe malformation of the brain.
Congenital rubella and the rehabilitation counselor by Polowe-Aldersley, Stephanie R. / The Journal of Rehabilitation
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