| Term: | neuromast Notch signaling pathway |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | neuromast |
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| Synonyms: | lateral line neuromast, lateral line organ, neuromasts |
| Definition: | Volcano-shaped lateral line sensory organ located in characteristic positions within the skin epithelium and containing hair cells and their support elements. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000243] |
| Name: | Notch signaling pathway |
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| Synonyms: | N signaling pathway, N signalling pathway, Notch receptor signaling pathway, Notch receptor signalling pathway, Notch signalling pathway, Notch-receptor signaling pathway, Notch-receptor signalling pathway |
| Definition: | The series of molecular signals initiated by an extracellular ligand binding to the receptor Notch on the surface of a target cell, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007219] QuickGO AmiGO |