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Dorsalize vs Ventralize - What's the difference?

dorsalize | ventralize | coordinate terms |

Dorsalize is a coordinate term of ventralize.


As verbs the difference between dorsalize and ventralize

is that dorsalize is (biology) to form dorsal cell types, or to organize tissue along the dorsoventral axis while ventralize is (anatomy|embryology) to concentrate in the ventral area.

dorsalize

English

Verb

(dorsaliz)
  • (biology) To form dorsal cell types, or to organize tissue along the dorsoventral axis

    • Related terms

    * dorsalization

    ventralize

    English

    Alternative forms

    *ventralise

    Verb

    (ventraliz)
  • (anatomy, embryology) To concentrate in the ventral area
  • *{{quote-book, 2006, John H. Menkes et al., chapter=Malformations of the Central Nervous System, edition=7th ed., Child Neurology, editors=John H. Menkes et al. citation
    • , passage=Of the six known genes, five follow a ventrodorsal gradient or have a ventralizing effect and one (Z/C2) is a dorsalizing agent.}}

    Coordinate terms

    *dorsalize *medialize *lateralize

    Derived terms

    *ventralization