| Term: | kidney heme metabolic process |
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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: | kidney |
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| Synonyms: | mesonephros |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ located in the pleuroperitoneal cavity where hematopoiesis and filtering of blood occur. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000529] |
| Name: | heme metabolic process |
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| Synonyms: | haem metabolic process, haem metabolism, heme metabolism |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0042168] QuickGO AmiGO |