neuromere

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Etymology[edit]

neuro- +‎ -mere

Noun[edit]

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neuromere (plural neuromeres)

  1. A morphologically or molecularly defined transient segment of the early developing brain.
    • 2004, Carstens M. H., “Neural tube programming and craniofacial cleft formation. I. The neuromeric organization of the head and neck”, in European journal of paediatric neurology, →DOI:
      Certain genes or combinations of genes express products only in a particular zone. The anatomic extent of these protein products constitutes the domain of the neuromere.

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