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loading...| Preferred Name | muscle of iris | |
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muscle organ of iris iris muscle iris muscle organ |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001606 |
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Wikipedia:Iris_muscle SCTID:280888007 EMAPA:35448 FMA:49154 MA:0001287 |
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| editor note |
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muscle organ of iris iris muscle iris muscle organ |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0001606 |
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muscle of iris |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001606 |
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muscle of iris |
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The muscle cells of the iris are smooth muscle in mammals and amphibians, but are striated muscle in birds and reptiles. Many fish have neither, and, as a result, their irides are unable to dilate and contract, so that the pupil always remains of a fixed size[Romer, via WP] in aves, stromal mesenchymal cells may migrate to the iris and become skeletal |
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