| Term: | posterior cardinal vein endothelial cell apoptotic process |
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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: | posterior cardinal vein |
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| Synonyms: | axial vein, caudal cardinal veins, PCV, postcardinal vein |
| Definition: | Continuation of the caudal vein cranial to the anal pore. The cardinal vein splits into a pair of vessels in the cranial trunk, just caudal to the radix of the aorta. The posterior cardinals each empty into the common cardinal vein. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000477] |
| Name: | endothelial cell apoptotic process |
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| Synonyms: | apoptosis of endothelial cells, endothelial cell apoptosis, endothelial cell programmed cell death by apoptosis, killing of endothelial cells, programmed cell death of endothelial cells by apoptosis, programmed cell death, endothelial cells |
| Definition: | Any apoptotic process in an endothelial cell. An endothelial cell comprises the outermost layer or lining of anatomical structures and can be squamous or cuboidal. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0072577] QuickGO AmiGO |