AmiGO 2: Term Details for "foramen ovale closure" (GO:0035922)

Accession: GO:0035922
Name: foramen ovale closure
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: foramen ovale of heart closure
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The morphogenetic process in which the foramen ovale closes after birth, to prevent blood flow between the right and left atria. In the fetal heart, the foramen ovale allows blood to enter the left atrium from the right atrium. Closure of the foramen ovale after birth stops this blood flow. Source: Wikipedia:Foramen_ovale_(heart), GOC:BHF, UBERON:0004754, PMID:19762328, GOC:vk
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0035922 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
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subject	relation	object
foramen ovale closure	is_a	anatomical structure morphogenesis (GO:0009653)
foramen ovale closure	BFO:0000050	cardiac septum morphogenesis (GO:0060411)
foramen ovale closure	RO:0002162	Vertebrata (NCBITaxon:7742)

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