Term Name: convergent extension involved in nephron morphogenesis
Synonyms:
Definition: The morphogenetic process in which the renal epithelium narrows along one axis and lengthens in a perpendicular axis that contributes to the shaping of a nephron.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0072045]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: nephron morphogenesis
is a type of: convergent extension convergent extension involved in organogenesis
has subtype: convergent extension involved in mesonephric nephron morphogenesis convergent extension involved in metanephric nephron morphogenesis