| Term: | swim bladder surfactant homeostasis |
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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: | swim bladder |
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| Synonyms: | gas bladder |
| Definition: | The swim bladder is a double-chambered organ located in the coelom and used to maintain buoyancy and may function as an acoustic resonator. The zebrafish does not appear to have a gas gland, but it is not yet clear if there are gas producing cells distributed more widely. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000076] |
| Name: | surfactant homeostasis |
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| Synonyms: | regulation of liquid surface tension, regulation of surface tension of a liquid, surfactant activity |
| Definition: | Any process involved in the maintenance of a steady-state level of a surface-active agent that maintains the surface tension of a liquid. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0043129] QuickGO AmiGO |