| Term: | lens epithelium 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: | lens epithelium |
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| 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: | 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 |