| Term: | lens fiber cell late endosome |
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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: | lens fiber cell |
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| Definition: | A vertebrate lens cell that is any of the elongated, tightly packed cells that make up the bulk of the mature lens in a camera-type eye. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009401] |
| Name: | late endosome |
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| Synonyms: | prevacuolar compartment, PVC |
| Definition: | A prelysosomal endocytic organelle differentiated from early endosomes by lower lumenal pH and different protein composition. Late endosomes are more spherical than early endosomes and are mostly juxtanuclear, being concentrated near the microtubule organizing center. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005770] QuickGO AmiGO |