| Term: | trunk neural crest cell contact inhibition |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | trunk neural crest cell |
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| Synonyms: | trunk neural crest cells |
| Definition: | A cell of the trunk neural crest. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009004] |
| Name: | contact inhibition |
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| Synonyms: | detection of cell density by contact stimulus, detection of cell density by contact stimulus involved in contact inhibition |
| Definition: | The series of events in which information about the density of cells in a population is received by direct cell-cell contact and is converted into a molecular signal, resulting in the cessation of cell growth or proliferation. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060242] QuickGO AmiGO |