Term Name: inductive cell-cell signaling
Synonyms: inductive cell-cell signalling
Definition: Signaling at short range between cells of different ancestry and developmental potential that results in one cell or group of cells effecting a developmental change in the other. This is often done by secretion of proteins by one cell which affects the neighboring cells and causes them to adopt a certain fate.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0031129]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: developmental induction
has subtype: inductive cell-cell signaling between paraxial mesoderm and motor neuron precursors inductive mesenchymal to epithelial cell signaling inductive mesenchymal-endodermal cell signaling