Organism Function
neurogenesis
neu·ro·gen·e·sis
Subclass of:
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena;
Cell Differentiation process;
Organogenesis
Definitions related to neurogenesis:
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Formation of NEURONS which involves the differentiation and division of STEM CELLS in which one or both of the daughter cells become neurons.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Formation, maturation, growth, or differentiation of neurons, nerves, or neural tissue during development, regeneration, learning, or under experimental conditions.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Generation of cells within the nervous system.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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(neural development) Neural Development involves proliferation, differentiation, and/or maturation of neural cells.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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