Novartis Foundation Symposium 181 – Neural Tube Defects

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Partial table of contents: Normal Neurulation in Amphibians (A. Jacobson). Formation and Patterning of the Avian Neuraxis: One Dozen Hypotheses (G. Schoenwolf). Molecular Genetics of Neurulation (N. Papalopulu & C. Kintner). Valproic Acid-Induced Neural Tube Defects (H. Nau). Folic Acid Metabolism and Mechanisms of Neural Tube Defects (J. Scott, et al.). Folic Acid and Neural Tube Defects: The Current Evidence and Implications for Prevention (N. Wald). Spina Bifida: Anticonvulsants and Other Maternal Influences (L. Holmes). Indexes.