ZFIN GO: Biological Process: contact inhibition

OBO ID: GO:0060242

Term Name:	contact inhibition		Search Ontology:
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. 17376520
References:	Wikipedia:Contact_inhibition
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

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has parts:	negative regulation of cell growth involved in contact inhibition negative regulation of cell proliferation involved in contact inhibition negative regulation of cell growth involved in contact inhibition negative regulation of cell proliferation involved in contact inhibition Show first 5 Terms
is a type of:	detection of cell density detection of cell density Show first 5 Terms

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