The chemical reactions involving prostaglandins, any of a group of biologically active metabolites which contain a cyclopentane ring due to the formation of a bond between two carbons of a fatty acid. They have a wide range of biological activities.

The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a mesenchymal cell.

The formation from simpler components of steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus.

The formation from simpler components of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones.

The formation from simpler components of ergosterol, (22E)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-beta-ol, a sterol found in ergot, yeast and moulds.

The formation from simpler components of ecdysone, (22R)-2-beta,3-beta,14,22,25-pentahydroxycholest-7-en-6-one, an ecdysteroid found in insects.

The process aimed at the progression of a mesenchymal cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to its specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell.

The formation from simpler components of bile acids, any of a group of steroid carboxylic acids occurring in bile.

The process aimed at the progression of a neural crest cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to its specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell.

The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neural crest cell.

The process by which the anatomical structures of the semicircular canals are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form.

pigment granule organization and biogenesis

pigment granule organisation and biogenesis

The assembly and arrangement of a pigment granule.

The process by which the anatomical structures of branches in a tube are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. A tube is a long hollow cylinder.

The process by which the anatomical structures of branches in a nerve are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. This term refers to an anatomical structure (nerve) not a cell (neuron).