Term: lens epithelium endocytic recycling
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Name: lens epithelium
Synonyms:
Definition: Epithelium which borders the anterior and equitorial region of the lens. Lens growth in zebrafish occurs via the differentiation of additional fibre cells from lens epithelial cells.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001326]
Name: endocytic recycling
Synonyms: retrograde transport of endocytic vesicles, retrograde transport, endosome to plasma membrane
Definition: The directed movement of membrane-bounded vesicles from endosomes back to the plasma membrane, a trafficking pathway that promotes the recycling of internalized transmembrane proteins.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0032456]    QuickGO    AmiGO