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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Ontology

Anatomy Ontology