Term: epiphysis cellular response to blue light
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Name: epiphysis
Synonyms: corpus pineale, pineal gland, pineal organ
Definition: A circumscribed swelling, includes the pineal primordium that appears late in the segmentation period in the dorsal midline of the diencephalon. It is located directly rostral to the posterior commissure and dorsal to the habenular commissure.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000019]
Name: cellular response to blue light
Synonyms: cellular response to blue light stimulus
Definition: 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 blue light stimulus. Blue light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of between 440 and 500nm.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0071483]    QuickGO    AmiGO