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Kupffer's vesicle

Term ID
ZFA:0000001
Synonyms
  • ciliated organ of asymmetry
Definition
Small but distinctive epithelial sac containing fluid, located midventrally posterior to the yolk cell or its extension, and transiently present during most of the segmentation period. Kupffer's vesicle has been compared to the mouse embryonic node. (2)
Appears at
Segmentation:1-4 somites (10.33h-11.66h)
Evident until
Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h)
References
  • TAO:0000001
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