Preferred Name |
apical ectodermal ridge |
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Synonyms |
crista ectodermalis apicalis AER apical epidermal ridge |
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Definitions |
multilayered ectodermal region at the distal tip of a limb or fin bud necessary for the proper development of the underlying mesenchyme[MP,modified]. Along with the zone of polarizing activity, it is a crucial organizing region during limb development[WP]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004356 |
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has exact synonym |
apical epidermal ridge |
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has related synonym |
crista ectodermalis apicalis AER |
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label |
apical ectodermal ridge |
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prefixIRI |
UBERON:0004356 |
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prefLabel |
apical ectodermal ridge |
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textual definition |
multilayered ectodermal region at the distal tip of a limb or fin bud necessary for the proper development of the underlying mesenchyme[MP,modified]. Along with the zone of polarizing activity, it is a crucial organizing region during limb development[WP]. |
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