loading...| Preferred Name | anterior limiting lamina of cornea | |
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anterior limiting membrane Reichert's membrane lamina limitans anterior corneae anterior limiting lamina lamina limitans anterior (cornea) Bowman's membrane Bowman's layer Bowman's anterior elastic lamina anterior limiting lamina of cornea anterior elastic lamina |
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| Definitions |
A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; it is considered to be a basement membrane. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004370 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman%27s_membrane http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0229127 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32226 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/281075003 TAO:0002155 ZFA:0001684 FMA:58273 UMLS:C0229127 MA:0001240 |
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| definition |
A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; it is considered to be a basement membrane. |
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| external_definition |
Acellular anatomical structure that is the zone of collagen fibers adjacent the basement membrane of the corneal epithelium.[TAO] |
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lamina limitans anterior corneae anterior limiting lamina lamina limitans anterior (cornea) Bowman's membrane Bowman's layer Bowman's anterior elastic lamina anterior limiting lamina of cornea anterior elastic lamina |
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uberon |
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anterior limiting membrane Reichert's membrane |
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UBERON:0004370 |
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anterior limiting lamina of cornea |
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UBERON:0004370 |
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anterior limiting lamina of cornea |
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Compared to terrestial animals, the cornea of zebrafish is relatively flat. It consists of nonpigmented, stratified squamous nonkeratinizing epithelial cells, attached to a thick basement membrane that is considered to be analogous to the Bowman's membrane in mammals |
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