| Term: | gastrula cell early endosome | 
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. | 
| Name: | gastrula cell | 
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| Synonyms: | gastrula cells | 
| Definition: | A cell of the embryo in the early stage following the blastula, characterized by morphogenetic cell movements, cell differentiation, and the formation of the three germ layers. | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009182] | 
| Name: | early endosome | 
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| Definition: | A membrane-bounded organelle that receives incoming material from primary endocytic vesicles that have been generated by clathrin-dependent and clathrin-independent endocytosis; vesicles fuse with the early endosome to deliver cargo for sorting into recycling or degradation pathways. | 
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005769] QuickGO AmiGO | 
