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GO: Biological Process

epithelial cilium movement involved in determination of left/right asymmetry

Term ID
GO:0060287
Synonyms
  • cilium movement involved in determinationof L/R asymmetry
  • Kuppfer's vesicle cilium movement involved in determination of left/right asymmetry
  • nodal cilium movement involved in determination of left/right asymmetry
Definition
The movement of cilia of epithelial cells of the Left Right Organizer (LRO), also referred to as the node in mouse or the Kupffer's vesicle in zebrafish, resulting in the leftward fluid flow across the LRO and generation or transport of a signal which determines asymmetry in an organism's body plan with respect to the left and right halves. (2)
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