Term Name: tube closure
Synonyms:
Definition: Creation of the central hole of a tube in an anatomical structure by sealing the edges of an epithelial fold.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060606]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: cell-cell adhesion involved in sealing an epithelial fold
is a type of: tube formation
has subtype: anterior neural tube closure closure of embryonic heart tube neural tube closure semicircular canal fusion