anterior limiting lamina of cornea
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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. [ ncithesaurus:Bowman_s_Membrane ]
Synonyms: anterior limiting lamina of cornea anterior elastic lamina Bowman's membrane Bowman's anterior elastic lamina lamina limitans anterior (cornea) lamina limitans anterior corneae anterior limiting lamina Bowman's layer
Term information
- NCIT:C32226
- FMA:58273
- UMLS:C0229127 (ncithesaurus:Bowman_s_Membrane)
- SCTID:281075003
- ZFA:0001684
- MA:0001240
- Wikipedia:Bowman%27s_membrane
- TAO:0002155
pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Acellular anatomical structure that is the zone of collagen fibers adjacent the basement membrane of the corneal epithelium.[TAO]
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
Term relations
- basement membrane of epithelium and part of some cornea and attached to some corneal epithelium
- basement membrane of epithelium
- neural crest-derived structure
- part of some cornea
- part of some system
- attached to some corneal epithelium