Term Name: negative regulation of cell adhesion
Synonyms: cell adhesion receptor inhibitor activity, down regulation of cell adhesion, down-regulation of cell adhesion, downregulation of cell adhesion, inhibition of cell adhesion
Definition: Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cell adhesion.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007162]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: biological regulation negative regulation of cellular process regulation of cell adhesion
has subtype: negative regulation of cell adhesion in ventricular zone negative regulation of cell adhesion involved in sprouting angiogenesis negative regulation of cell adhesion involved in substrate-bound cell migration negative regulation of cell adhesion mediated by integrin negative regulation of cell-cell adhesion negative regulation of cell-substrate adhesion
negatively regulates: cell adhesion