Term: heart rudiment BMP signaling pathway
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Name: heart rudiment
Synonyms: heart cone, rudimentary heart
Definition: The migrating myocardial precursors of the heart rudiment form a cone like structure between 19.5 hpf and 22 hpf, and eventually telescope out into the primitive heart tube at 24hpf.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000115]
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