Term: Kupffer's vesicle establishment of epithelial cell apical/basal polarity
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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: establishment of epithelial cell apical/basal polarity
Synonyms:
Definition: The specification and formation of the apicobasal polarity of an epithelial cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045198]    QuickGO    AmiGO