Meanings
verbventralize (third-person singular simple present ventralizes, present participle ventralizing, simple past and past participle ventralized)
present singular third person ventralizes · participle present ventralizing · participle past ventralized · past ventralized · alternative ventralise
- anatomyTo concentrate in the ventral area
Of the six known genes, five follow a ventrodorsal gradient or have a ventralizing effect and one (Z/C2) is a dorsalizing agent.
2006, John H. Menkes et al., “Malformations of the Central Nervous System”, in John H. Menkes et al., editors, Child Neurology, 7th edition, →ISBN, page 307
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