Spemann organizer formation at the dorsal lip of the blastopore
Term Information
Accession
GO:0060062
Name
Spemann organizer formation at the dorsal lip of the blastopore
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
Spemann's organizer formation at the dorsal lip of the blastopore, Spemann-Mangold organizer formation at the dorsal lip of the blastopore
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Formation of the specialized region at the dorsal lip of the blatopore of the embryo that acts as the main signaling center establishing the vertebrate body plan.
Source:
GOC:dph,
PMID:9442883
Comment
Occurs in amphibia, cephalochordates, cyclostomes and cartilaginous fish.