Preferred Name

ionocyte

Synonyms
Definitions

Specialized epithelial cells involved in the maintenance of osmotic homeostasis. They are characterized by abundant mitochondria and ion transporters. In amniotes, they are present in the renal system. In freshwater fish, ionocytes in the skin and gills help maintain osmotic homeostasis by absorbing salt from the external environment.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0005323

created_by

Ceri

creation_date

2010-02-22T01:18:18Z

database_cross_reference

TAO:0005323

CL:0005006

definition

Specialized epithelial cells involved in the maintenance of osmotic homeostasis. They are characterized by abundant mitochondria and ion transporters. In amniotes, they are present in the renal system. In freshwater fish, ionocytes in the skin and gills help maintain osmotic homeostasis by absorbing salt from the external environment.

develops_from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0007123

end stage

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFS_0000044

has_obo_namespace

zebrafish_anatomy

id

ZFA:0005323

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/zfa#cell_slim

label

ionocyte

notation

ZFA:0005323

prefLabel

ionocyte

start stage

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFS_0000000

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0007123

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0009034

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0009034

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