Term: diencephalon smoothened signaling pathway
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Name: diencephalon
Synonyms:
Definition: The more posterior and ventral of two forebrain neuromeres, the other being the telencephalon; major derivatives are the eye cups, the brain pretectal region, the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus (including the habenula and epiphysis).
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000101]
Name: smoothened signaling pathway
Synonyms: hedgehog signaling pathway, hh signaling pathway, hh signalling pathway, Shh signaling pathway, smoothened signalling pathway, Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway
Definition: The series of molecular signals generated as a consequence of activation of the transmembrane protein Smoothened.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007224]    QuickGO    AmiGO