Term Name: pre-tubular aggregate formation
Synonyms: mesenchymal cell condensation involved in renal vesicle formation, nephron epithelium formation
Definition: The cell adhesion process in which mesenchyme cells adhere to one another in the initial stages of the formation of the pre-tubular aggregate, the earliest recognizable structure of the kidney.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0072035]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: renal vesicle formation
is a type of: cell-cell adhesion
regulated by: regulation of pre-tubular aggregate formation by cell-cell signaling