| Term: | pronephric duct nephric duct formation |
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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: | pronephric duct |
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| Synonyms: | pronephric ducts |
| Definition: | Duct of the embryonic kidney, present bilaterally ventral to the somites and leading to the cloacal chamber. Wingert et al. have suggested that the pronephric duct as described traditionally may consist of subregions which are analogous to portions of the tubule segment of mammalian and other fish nephrons. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000150] |
| Name: | nephric duct formation |
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| Definition: | The developmental process pertaining to the initial formation of a nephric duct. A nephric duct is a tube that drains a primitive kidney. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0072179] QuickGO AmiGO |