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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
To reproduce diastematomyelia, a sagittal incision was carried out at the level of the rhomboidal sinus of 36- to 40-h-old chick embryos. A small piece of membrane shell, a small agar screen, or a piece of quail isochronous isotopic notochord was inserted into the gap. The embryos were killed and fixed after 9 days' incubation. Diastematomyelia was obtained in several embryos treated with interposition of a membrane screen or a piece of quail notochord. Microscopic examination revealed two hemicords, each containing its own central canal; in some cases one of the cords showed hydromyelia. Absence of the rump was seen in association with experimental diastematomyelia. The interposition of a resorbable agar screen did not succeed in reproducing diastematomyelia. The results of these surgical manipulations suggest that diastematomyelia cannot be explained by a primary disorder of neurulation. It supports the theory of noninvolution of a firm midline structure (probably the neurenteric canal, rapidly surrounded by mesodermal cells originating from the notochord), which prevents the fusion of the separated parts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0256-7040
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
310-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Pathogenesis of diastematomyelia: can a surgical model in the chick embryo give some clues about the human malformation?
pubmed:affiliation
Départment d'Oto-neuro-ophtalmologie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article