lateral inhibition
Signaling between cells of equivalent developmental potential that results in these cells adopting different developmental fates. An example is the suppression by cells with a particular fate of the adoption of the same fate by surrounding cells.
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lateral inhibition
Summary
lateral inhibition is a biological process[1]. It draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #193 of 442).[2]
Key Facts
- lateral inhibition's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
- lateral inhibition's subclass of is recorded as cell-cell signaling involved in cell fate commitment[4].
- lateral inhibition's subclass of is recorded as inhibition[5].
- lateral inhibition's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3dyv[6].
- lateral inhibition's Gene Ontology ID is recorded as GO:0046331[7].
- lateral inhibition's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0046331[8].
- lateral inhibition's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 72064307[9].
- lateral inhibition's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C72064307[10].
Why It Matters
lateral inhibition draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #193 of 442).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]