Term Name: anatomical structure maturation
Synonyms:
Definition: A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for an anatomical structure to attain its fully functional state.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0071695]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: anatomical structure development
is a type of: developmental maturation
has subtype: animal organ maturation blood vessel maturation cell maturation central nervous system maturation cerebellar cortex maturation cerebellar granular layer maturation cerebellar molecular layer maturation cerebellar Purkinje cell layer maturation cerebellum maturation dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve maturation fruit ripening ganglion maturation hair follicle maturation hindbrain maturation inferior olivary nucleus maturation locus ceruleus maturation medulla oblongata maturation midbrain-hindbrain boundary maturation nerve maturation olfactory placode maturation pons maturation secretory granule maturation superior olivary nucleus maturation