| Name: | pronephric duct |
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| Synonyms: | pronephric ducts |
| Definition: | Duct of the embryonic kidney, present bilaterally ventral to the somites and leading to the cloacal chamber. Wingert et al. have suggested that the pronephric duct as described traditionally may consist of subregions which are analogous to portions of the tubule segment of mammalian and other fish nephrons. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000150] |
| Name: | kidney epithelium development |
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| Definition: | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an epithelium in the kidney over time, from its formation to the mature structure. An epithelium is a tissue that covers the internal or external surfaces of an anatomical structure. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0072073] QuickGO AmiGO |