abortive mitotic cell cycle |
A cell cycle in which mitosis is begun and progresses normally through the end of anaphase, but not completed, resulting in a cell with increased ploidy. |
atrioventricular canal development |
The progression of the atrioventricular canal over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The atrioventricular canal is the part of the heart connecting the atrium to the cardiac ventricle. |
axonogenesis |
De novo generation of a long process of a neuron, including the terminal branched region. Refers to the morphogenesis or creation of shape or form of the developing axon, which carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body towards target cells. |
Bergmann glial cell differentiation |
The process in which neuroepithelial cells of the neural tube give rise to Brgmann glial cells, specialized bipotential progenitors cells of the cerebellum. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. |
brain development |
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the brain over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Brain development begins with patterning events in the neural tube and ends with the mature structure that is the center of thought and emotion. The brain is responsible for the coordination and control of bodily activities and the interpretation of information from the senses (sight, hearing, smell, etc.). |
cellular response to epidermal growth factor stimulus |
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an epidermal growth factor stimulus. |
cellular response to mechanical stimulus |
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a mechanical stimulus. |
cerebellar cortex formation |
The process that gives rise to the cerebellar cortex. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. The cerebellar cortex is a thin mantle of gray matter that covers the surface of each cerebral hemisphere. It has a characteristic morphology with convolutions (gyri) and crevices (sulci) that have specific functions. Six layers of nerve cells and the nerve pathways that connect them comprise the cerebellar cortex. Together, these regions are responsible for the processes of conscious thought, perception, emotion and memory as well as advanced motor function. |
DNA damage checkpoint signaling |
A signal transduction process that contributes to a DNA damage checkpoint. |
ephrin receptor signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals initiated by ephrin binding to its receptor, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals initiated by binding of a ligand to the tyrosine kinase receptor EGFR (ERBB1) on the surface of a cell. The pathway ends with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
ERBB signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals initiated by binding of a ligand to a member of the ERBB family of receptor tyrosine kinases on the surface of a cell, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
face morphogenesis |
The process in which the anatomical structures of the face are generated and organized. The face is the ventral division of the head. |
fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals generated as a consequence of a fibroblast growth factor receptor binding to one of its physiological ligands. |
genitalia development |
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the genitalia over time, from its formation to the mature structure. |
glucose homeostasis |
Any process involved in the maintenance of an internal steady state of glucose within an organism or cell. |
heart development |
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the heart over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The heart is a hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. |
homeostasis of number of cells within a tissue |
Any biological process involved in the maintenance of the steady-state number of cells within a population of cells in a tissue. |
hormone metabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways involving any hormone, naturally occurring substances secreted by specialized cells that affects the metabolism or behavior of other cells possessing functional receptors for the hormone. |
hormone-mediated signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals mediated by the detection of a hormone. |
inner ear development |
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the inner ear over time, from its formation to the mature structure. |
integrin-mediated signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals initiated by an extracellular ligand binding to an integrin on the surface of a target cell, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
intestinal epithelial cell migration |
The orderly movement of an intestinal epithelial cell from one site to another, often during the development of a multicellular organism. |
lipid metabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. Includes fatty acids; neutral fats, other fatty-acid esters, and soaps; long-chain (fatty) alcohols and waxes; sphingoids and other long-chain bases; glycolipids, phospholipids and sphingolipids; and carotenes, polyprenols, sterols, terpenes and other isoprenoids. |
megakaryocyte development |
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a megakaryocyte cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Megakaryocyte development does not include the steps involved in committing a cell to a megakaryocyte fate. A megakaryocyte is a giant cell 50 to 100 micron in diameter, with a greatly lobulated nucleus, found in the bone marrow. |
microvillus organization |
A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a microvillus, a thin cylindrical membrane-covered projection on the surface of a cell. |
multicellular organism growth |
The increase in size or mass of an entire multicellular organism, as opposed to cell growth. |
multicellular organismal reproductive process |
The process, occurring above the cellular level, that is pertinent to the reproductive function of a multicellular organism. This includes the integrated processes at the level of tissues and organs. |
negative regulation of cell adhesion mediated by integrin |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate, or extent of cell adhesion mediated by integrin. |
negative regulation of chondrocyte differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of chondrocyte differentiation. |
negative regulation of cortisol secretion |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the regulated release of cortisol from a cell. |
negative regulation of growth hormone secretion |
Any process that decreases or stops the frequency, rate or extent of the regulated release of growth hormone from a cell. |
negative regulation of hormone secretion |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the regulated release of a hormone from a cell. |
negative regulation of insulin secretion |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the regulated release of insulin. |
neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals initiated by neurotrophin binding to its receptor on the surface of a target cell where the receptor possesses tyrosine kinase activity, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
organ growth |
The increase in size or mass of an organ. Organs are commonly observed as visibly distinct structures, but may also exist as loosely associated clusters of cells that function together as to perform a specific function. |
peptidyl-tyrosine dephosphorylation |
The removal of phosphoric residues from peptidyl-O-phospho-tyrosine to form peptidyl-tyrosine. |
platelet formation |
The process in which platelets bud from long processes extended by megakaryocytes. |
platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals initiated by a ligand binding to a platelet-derived growth factor receptor on the surface of a target cell, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of signal transduction mediated by the ERK1 and ERK2 cascade. |
positive regulation of focal adhesion assembly |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of focal adhesion assembly, the establishment and maturation of focal adhesions. |
positive regulation of glucose import |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the import of the hexose monosaccharide glucose into a cell or organelle. |
positive regulation of hormone secretion |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the regulated release of a hormone from a cell. |
positive regulation of insulin receptor signaling pathway |
Any process that increases the frequency, rate or extent of insulin receptor signaling. |
positive regulation of interferon-beta production |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate, or extent of interferon-beta production. |
positive regulation of interleukin-6 production |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate, or extent of interleukin-6 production. |
positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle |
Any process that activates or increases the rate or extent of progression through the mitotic cell cycle. |
positive regulation of ossification |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of ossification, the formation of bone or of a bony substance or the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance. |
positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the phosphorylation of peptidyl-tyrosine. |
positive regulation of signal transduction |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of signal transduction. |
positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of tumor necrosis factor production. |
protein dephosphorylation |
The process of removing one or more phosphoric residues from a protein. |
regulation of cell adhesion mediated by integrin |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate, or extent of cell adhesion mediated by integrin. |
regulation of MAPK cascade |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of signal transduction mediated by the MAP kinase (MAPK) cascade. |
regulation of protein export from nucleus |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the directed movement of proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. |
regulation of protein-containing complex assembly |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of protein complex assembly. |
triglyceride metabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways involving triglyceride, any triester of glycerol. The three fatty acid residues may all be the same or differ in any permutation. Triglycerides are important components of plant oils, animal fats and animal plasma lipoproteins. |