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morphogen

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morphogen [′mȯr·fə·jən]
(biochemistry)
Any compound that exerts a morphogenetic effect at low concentrations.


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Thus, Sundaresan began searching for a substance in Arabadopsis that might be acting as a morphogen.
It is likely that all-trans-retinoic acid (produced by cells from vitamin A) is a morphogen and excess, or indeed treatment with a variety of retinoids, can potentially have disastrous effects on the developing fetus.
First, 5HT is a morphogen in the developing mammalian central nervous system; perturbations of this system lead to errors in the architectural assembly of the brain (Hamon et al.
 
 
 
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