Term Name: kidney development
Synonyms: nephrogenesis
Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the kidney over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The kidney is an organ that filters the blood and/or excretes the end products of body metabolism in the form of urine.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001822]   QuickGO   AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: renal system development
has parts: anterior/posterior pattern specification involved in kidney development cell differentiation involved in kidney development cell migration involved in kidney development cell proliferation involved in kidney development cell-cell signaling involved in kidney development collecting duct development epithelial cell differentiation involved in kidney development juxtaglomerular apparatus development kidney epithelium development kidney mesenchyme development kidney morphogenesis kidney smooth muscle tissue development kidney vasculature development mesenchymal cell differentiation involved in kidney development nephron development pattern specification involved in kidney development pyramid development renal capsule development renal cortex development renal inner medulla development renal outer medulla development Wnt signaling pathway involved in kidney development
is a type of: animal organ development
has subtype: mesonephros development metanephros development pronephros development
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of kidney development
positively regulated by: positive regulation of kidney development
regulated by: regulation of kidney development