Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of apical ectodermal ridge formation.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
down regulation of apical ectodermal ridge formation; down regulation of apical epidermal ridge formation; downregulation of apical ectodermal ridge formation; downregulation of apical epidermal ridge formation; negative regulation of apical epidermal ridge formation
narrow_synonym:
inhibition of apical ectodermal ridge formation; inhibition of apical epidermal ridge formation
related_synonym:
down regulation of AER formation; down regulation of crista ectodermalis apicalis formation; downregulation of AER formation; downregulation of crista ectodermalis apicalis formation; inhibition of AER formation; inhibition of crista ectodermalis apicalis formation; negative regulation of AER formation; negative regulation of crista ectodermalis apicalis formation