| Term: | pronephric tubule endocytosis |
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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: | pronephric tubule |
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| Synonyms: | ciliated neck segment |
| Definition: | Bilaterally paired tubes connecting the pronephric glomeruli to the pronephric ducts. In zebrafish and other teleosts, the pronephric nephron and tubules form after the pronephric duct, connecting to the anterior-most tip of the pronephric ducts. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001558] |
| Name: | endocytosis |
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| Synonyms: | endocytic import into cell, nonselective vesicle endocytosis, plasma membrane invagination, vesicle endocytosis |
| Definition: | A vesicle-mediated transport process in which cells take up external materials or membrane constituents by the invagination of a part of the plasma membrane to form a new membrane-bounded vesicle. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006897] QuickGO AmiGO |