An extensive capillary network, spreading over the posterior and lateral surfaces of the lens of the eye. It disappears shortly after birth. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunica_vasculosa_lentis ]
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- FMA:321625
- EMAPA:18235
- Wikipedia:Tunica_vasculosa_lentis
- VHOG:0000978
- EHDAA2:0002097
- EHDAA:5705
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emapa_ehdaa2
homology notes
Soon after it forms, the mammalian lens becomes invested with a network of capillaries. (...) The capillary network on the posterior of the lens is the tunica vasculosa lentis (TVL).[well established][VHOG]