Developmental Biology

  1. Organogenesis
    1. Nervous System Development
      1. Neural Induction
        1. BMP Inhibition
          1. Neural Plate Formation
            1. Anterior-Posterior Patterning
            2. Neurulation
              1. Neural Tube Formation
                1. Neural Tube Closure
                  1. Defects and Disorders
                  2. Neural Crest
                    1. Specification
                      1. Migration Pathways
                        1. Derivatives
                          1. Peripheral Nervous System
                            1. Pigment Cells
                              1. Craniofacial Structures
                            2. Brain Development
                              1. Regional Specification
                                1. Neuron Differentiation
                                  1. Circuit Formation
                                  2. Spinal Cord Development
                                    1. Dorsal-Ventral Patterning
                                      1. Motor Neuron Specification
                                        1. Sensory System Development
                                      2. Ectodermal Derivatives
                                        1. Epidermis Development
                                          1. Stratification
                                            1. Barrier Formation
                                            2. Appendage Development
                                              1. Hair Follicles
                                                1. Feathers
                                                  1. Scales
                                                  2. Sensory Organ Development
                                                    1. Eye Development
                                                      1. Optic Cup Formation
                                                        1. Lens Induction
                                                          1. Retinal Development
                                                          2. Ear Development
                                                            1. Inner Ear Formation
                                                              1. Hair Cell Differentiation
                                                          3. Mesodermal Derivatives
                                                            1. Somite Formation
                                                              1. Somitogenesis
                                                                1. Segmentation Clock
                                                                  1. Somite Differentiation
                                                                    1. Sclerotome
                                                                      1. Myotome
                                                                        1. Dermatome
                                                                      2. Cardiovascular System
                                                                        1. Heart Development
                                                                          1. Heart Tube Formation
                                                                            1. Chamber Formation
                                                                              1. Valve Development
                                                                              2. Vascular Development
                                                                                1. Vasculogenesis
                                                                                  1. Angiogenesis
                                                                                    1. Blood Cell Formation
                                                                                  2. Urogenital System
                                                                                    1. Kidney Development
                                                                                      1. Pronephros
                                                                                        1. Mesonephros
                                                                                          1. Metanephros
                                                                                          2. Reproductive System Development
                                                                                          3. Limb Development
                                                                                            1. Limb Bud Formation
                                                                                              1. Signaling Centers
                                                                                                1. Apical Ectodermal Ridge
                                                                                                  1. Zone of Polarizing Activity
                                                                                                    1. Wnt3a Ridge
                                                                                                    2. Axis Patterning
                                                                                                      1. Proximal-Distal Axis
                                                                                                        1. Anterior-Posterior Axis
                                                                                                          1. Dorsal-Ventral Axis
                                                                                                          2. Digit Formation
                                                                                                            1. Joint Development
                                                                                                          3. Endodermal Derivatives
                                                                                                            1. Digestive System
                                                                                                              1. Gut Tube Formation
                                                                                                                1. Regional Specification
                                                                                                                  1. Organ Budding
                                                                                                                  2. Liver Development
                                                                                                                    1. Hepatic Specification
                                                                                                                      1. Liver Bud Formation
                                                                                                                        1. Hepatocyte Differentiation
                                                                                                                        2. Pancreas Development
                                                                                                                          1. Pancreatic Buds
                                                                                                                            1. Islet Formation
                                                                                                                              1. Enzyme Production
                                                                                                                              2. Respiratory System
                                                                                                                                1. Lung Bud Formation
                                                                                                                                  1. Branching Morphogenesis
                                                                                                                                    1. Alveolar Development

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                                                                                                                                8. Post-Embryonic Development