Term: lens epithelium early endosome to late endosome transport
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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: early endosome to late endosome transport
Synonyms: endosome maturation
Definition: The directed movement of substances, in membrane-bounded vesicles, from the early sorting endosomes to the late sorting endosomes; transport occurs along microtubules and can be experimentally blocked with microtubule-depolymerizing drugs.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045022]    QuickGO    AmiGO