Term Name: swim bladder
Synonyms: gas bladder
Definition: The swim bladder is a double-chambered organ located in the coelom and used to maintain buoyancy and may function as an acoustic resonator. The zebrafish does not appear to have a gas gland, but it is not yet clear if there are gas producing cells distributed more widely.
Appears at: Hatching:Pec-fin (60.0h-72.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000076]

Relationships
develops from: swim bladder bud
develops into: anterior swim bladder bud
is part of: pleuroperitoneal region
has parts: anterior chamber swim bladder ductus communicans posterior chamber swim bladder tunica externa swim bladder tunica interna swim bladder
is a type of: cavitated compound organ

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