| Term: | pronephric duct peroxisome |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | pronephric duct |
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| Synonyms: | pronephric ducts |
| Definition: | Duct of the embryonic kidney, present bilaterally ventral to the somites and leading to the cloacal chamber. Wingert et al. have suggested that the pronephric duct as described traditionally may consist of subregions which are analogous to portions of the tubule segment of mammalian and other fish nephrons. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000150] |
| Name: | peroxisome |
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| Synonyms: | peroxisomal, peroxisome vesicle |
| Definition: | A small organelle enclosed by a single membrane, and found in most eukaryotic cells. Contains peroxidases and other enzymes involved in a variety of metabolic processes including free radical detoxification, lipid catabolism and biosynthesis, and hydrogen peroxide metabolism. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005777] QuickGO AmiGO |