Term: neural tube DNA damage response
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Name: neural tube
Synonyms: presumptive central nervous system
Definition: Portion of tissue that is the cavity-containing primordium of the central nervous system, developing from the neural rod in the late segmentation period.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001135]
Name: DNA damage response
Synonyms: cellular DNA damage response, cellular response to DNA damage stimulus, response to DNA damage stimulus, response to genotoxic stress
Definition: Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating damage to its DNA from environmental insults or errors during metabolism.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006974]    QuickGO    AmiGO