Neural tube closure defects following in
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O'shea, K. S. ;Kaufman, M. H.
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Article
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1980
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Early somite mouse embryos were exposed in vitro to xylocaine (Lignocaine hydrochloride) to examine its effect on neural tube closure. When embryos were exposed to 2.4 ร 10^โ4^ mg/ml xylocaine for the entire 36โhour culture period, cephalic neural tube closure did not take place. When e