epithelial tube morphogenesis

id: GO:0060562
name: epithelial tube morphogenesis
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process in which the anatomical structures of a tube are generated and organized from an epithelium. Epithelial tubes transport gases, liquids and cells from one site to another and form the basic structure of many organs and tissues, with tube shape and organization varying from the single-celled excretory organ in Caenorhabditis elegans to the branching trees of the mammalian kidney and insect tracheal system.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0003143embryonic heart tube morphogenesis
GO:0060441epithelial tube branching involved in lung morphogenesis
GO:0060446branching involved in open tracheal system development
GO:0060603mammary gland duct morphogenesis
GO:0060675ureteric bud morphogenesis
GO:0061154endothelial tube morphogenesis
GO:0061333renal tubule morphogenesis
GO:0072173metanephric tubule morphogenesis

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0002009morphogenesis of an epithelium
GO:0035239tube morphogenesis