Term: | lymph vessel transdifferentiation |
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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: | lymph vessel |
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Definition: | Any of the tubular multi-tissue structures through which lymph moves in the body. These vessels collect and drain fluids and macromolecules from interstitial spaces throughout the animal. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005844] |
Name: | transdifferentiation |
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Definition: | The conversion of a differentiated cell of one fate into a differentiated cell of another fate without first undergoing cell division or reversion to a more primitive or stem cell-like fate. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060290] QuickGO AmiGO |