Term: lens epithelium autophagosome
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Name: lens epithelium
Synonyms:
Definition: Epithelium which borders the anterior and equitorial region of the lens. Lens growth in zebrafish occurs via the differentiation of additional fibre cells from lens epithelial cells.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001326]
Name: autophagosome
Synonyms: autophagic vacuole, initial autophagic vacuole
Definition: A double-membrane-bounded compartment that engulfs endogenous cellular material as well as invading microorganisms to target them to the lytic vacuole/lysosome for degradation as part of macroautophagy.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005776]    QuickGO    AmiGO