| Term: | pharyngeal pouch cell migration |
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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: | pharyngeal pouch |
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| Synonyms: | pharyngeal pouches |
| Definition: | Outpocketings of pharyngeal endoderm that interdigitate with the neural crest derived pharyngeal arches. The pouches later fuse with the surface ectoderm to form the gill slits. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001106] |
| Name: | cell migration |
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| Definition: | The controlled self-propelled movement of a cell from one site to a destination guided by molecular cues. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0016477] QuickGO AmiGO |