midbrain-hindbrain boundary morphogenesis

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No. of supported studies
Group 18 studies

II. Literature review

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Namemidbrain-hindbrain boundary morphogenesis
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Biological process

Exact synonym

MHB morphogenesis, isthmus morphogenesis

Description

The process in which the anatomical structure of the midbrain-hindbrain boundary is generated and organized. The midbrain-hindbrain domain of the embryonic brain is comprised of the mesencephalic vesicle and the first rhombencephalic vesicle at early somitogenesis stages. An organizing center at the boundary patterns the midbrain and hindbrain primordia of the neural plate.

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