| Term: | lens epithelium endocytic recycling |
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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 epithelium |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |