Term: DEL cell-cell junction
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Name: DEL
Synonyms: deep cell layer, DEL cells
Definition: A multilayer of deep cells of fairly uniform thickness that forms during early epiboly (at dome stage; upon conversion of the blastodisc to the blastoderm); during gastrulation the DEL (deep cell layer) gives rise to the epiblast and hypoblast.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000711]
Name: cell-cell junction
Synonyms: cell-cell contact region, cell-cell contact zone, intercellular junction
Definition: A cell junction that forms a connection between two or more cells of an organism; excludes direct cytoplasmic intercellular bridges, such as ring canals in insects.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005911]    QuickGO    AmiGO