| Term: | Kupffer's vesicle axonemal dynein complex |
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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: | Kupffer's vesicle |
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| Synonyms: | ciliated organ of asymmetry |
| Definition: | Small but distinctive epithelial sac containing fluid, located midventrally posterior to the yolk cell or its extension, and transiently present during most of the segmentation period. Kupffer's vesicle has been compared to the mouse embryonic node. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000001] |
| Name: | axonemal dynein complex |
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| Synonyms: | axonemal dynein heavy chain, axonemal dynein intermediate chain, axonemal dynein intermediate light chain, axonemal dynein light chain |
| Definition: | A dynein complex found in eukaryotic cilia and flagella; the motor domain heads interact with adjacent microtubules to generate a sliding force which is converted to a bending motion. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005858] QuickGO AmiGO |