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retinogenesis

retinogenesis noun: the development of the retina.

Noun

retinogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The development of the retina
    • During retinogenesis HC cell bodies migrate to the outer edge of the inner nuclear layer (INL), transiently extend vertical neurites towards both the apical and basal retinal surfaces, then remodel these nascent processes into a laterally-oriented network in the OPL during the first postnatal week...2015 July 16, “Neurite Mistargeting and Inverse Order of Intraretinal Vascular Plexus Formation Precede Subretinal Vascularization in Vldlr Mutant Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of retinogenesis

From retino- + -genesis.

Questions about retinogenesis

What does retinogenesis mean?
Retinogenesis means the development of the retina.
What part of speech is retinogenesis?
Retinogenesis is a noun.

Words near retinogenesis in the dictionary

  1. retinocortical
  2. retinocyte
  3. retinocytoma
  4. retinocytomas
  5. retinofugal
  6. retinogenesis
  7. retinogenic
  8. retinogeniculate
  9. retinogeniculostriate
  10. retinogram
  11. retinograms

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