Term Name: Kupffer's vesicle
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.
Appears at: Segmentation:1-4 somites (10.33h-11.66h)
Evident until: Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000001]

Relationships
develops from: forerunner cell group
is part of: tail bud
is a type of: embryonic structure

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