Name | contact inhibition |
ID | GO_0060242 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Alternative ID | GO:0060246, GO:0060248 |
Description | The series of events in which information about the density of cells in a population is received by direct cell-cell contact and is converted into a molecular signal, resulting in the cessation of cell growth or proliferation. |
Related synonym | detection of cell density by contact stimulus, detection of cell density by contact stimulus involved in contact inhibition |
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