Term: pronephric tubule endocytosis
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Name: pronephric tubule
Synonyms: ciliated neck segment
Definition: Bilaterally paired tubes connecting the pronephric glomeruli to the pronephric ducts. In zebrafish and other teleosts, the pronephric nephron and tubules form after the pronephric duct, connecting to the anterior-most tip of the pronephric ducts.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001558]
Name: endocytosis
Synonyms: endocytic import into cell, nonselective vesicle endocytosis, plasma membrane invagination, vesicle endocytosis
Definition: A vesicle-mediated transport process in which cells take up external materials or membrane constituents by the invagination of a part of the plasma membrane to form a new membrane-bounded vesicle.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006897]    QuickGO    AmiGO