Term: heart primordium BMP signaling pathway
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Name: heart primordium
Synonyms: cardiac field, heart primordia
Definition: Bilateral groups of cells consisting of three rows: one row of endocardial precursors medially and two rows of myocardial precursors laterally. The two populations fuse at the midline between 21 and 26 somites to form the heart rudiment or cone.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000028]
Name: BMP signaling pathway
Synonyms: BMP receptor signaling pathway, BMP signalling pathway, bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathway, bone morphogenetic protein signalling pathway, decapentaplegic receptor signaling pathway, decapentaplegic receptor signalling pathway, decapentaplegic signaling pathway, dpp receptor signaling pathway, dpp receptor signalling pathway, dpp signaling pathway
Definition: The series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of a member of the BMP (bone morphogenetic protein) family to a receptor on the surface of a target cell, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030509]    QuickGO    AmiGO