OBO ID: ZFA:0000001
Term Name: Kupffer's vesicle Search Ontology:
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. (2)
Appears at: Segmentation:1-4 somites (10.33h-11.66h)
Evident until: Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h)
References:
  • TAO:0000001
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology
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