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The directed movement of fluid across epithelia. The directed movement of substances that are in liquid form in normal living conditions into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. The directed movement of substances (such as macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into, out of, within or between cells, or within a multicellular organism by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. The directed movement of water (H2O) from one side of an epithelium to the other. The clearance of liquid from the epithelial tubes of an open tracheal system, shortly before the emergence of the larva, to generate an air-filled tubule system.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: epithelial fluid transport
Acc: GO:0042045
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The directed movement of fluid across epithelia.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 5 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 10 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0042045 - epithelial fluid transport (interactive image map)
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