"Body Patterning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The processes occurring in early development that direct morphogenesis. They specify the body plan ensuring that cells will proceed to differentiate, grow, and diversify in size and shape at the correct relative positions. Included are axial patterning, segmentation, compartment specification, limb position, organ boundary patterning, blood vessel patterning, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D019521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.345.500.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Patterning- Body Patterning
- Patterning, Body
- Body Pattern Specification
- Pattern Specification, Body
- Specification, Body Pattern
- Body Pattern Formation
- Pattern Formation, Body
Embryonic Pattern Formation- Embryonic Pattern Formation
- Embryonic Pattern Formations
- Formation, Embryonic Pattern
- Pattern Formation, Embryonic
- Embryonic Pattern Specification
- Pattern Specification, Embryonic
- Specification, Embryonic Pattern
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