heart looping

Term Information

Accession
GO:0001947
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
exact: cardiac looping
Definition
The characteristic morphogenetic movements where the primitive heart tube loops asymmetrically. This looping brings the primitive heart chambers into alignment preceding their future integration. [source: GOC:dph, PMID:12094232]
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