Term: Kupffer's vesicle calcium-mediated signaling
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Name: Kupffer's vesicle
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.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000001]
Name: calcium-mediated signaling
Synonyms: calcium ion signaling, calcium signaling, calcium signalling, calcium-mediated signalling
Definition: Any intracellular signal transduction in which the signal is passed on within the cell via calcium ions.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019722]    QuickGO    AmiGO