Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

olfactory placode maturation

Term ID
GO:0071700
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Definition
A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for the olfactory placode to attain its fully functional state. The olfactory placode is a thickening of the neural ectoderm in the head region of the vertebrate embryo which develops into the olfactory region of the nasal cavity.
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