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Hypomorphic nervous system

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

A smaller than normal nervous system, usually due to fewer cells.  In the developing embryo, it is the inhibition of differentiation, typically due to a genetic mutation. 

See Differentiation (embryology), Embryo, Hypoplasia, Morphogenesis

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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