Term: otic vesicle fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway
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Name: otic vesicle
Synonyms: otic capsule, otocyst, ov
Definition: Epithelial sac present beside the fifth rhombomere; forms the semicircular canals dorsally and the otolith organs ventrally, and houses the acoustico-vestibular sensory epithelia (maculae) of hair cells. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000051]
Name: fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway
Synonyms: FGF receptor signaling pathway, FGF receptor signalling pathway, FGFR signaling pathway, fibroblast growth factor receptor signalling pathway
Definition: The series of molecular signals generated as a consequence of a fibroblast growth factor receptor binding to one of its physiological ligands.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0008543]    QuickGO    AmiGO