Term: Kupffer's vesicle perinuclear region of cytoplasm
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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: perinuclear region of cytoplasm
Synonyms:
Definition: Cytoplasm situated near, or occurring around, the nucleus.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0048471]    QuickGO    AmiGO