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Descemet's membrane

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A transparent homogeneous acellular layer found between the substantia propria and the endothelial layer of the cornea[MP]. [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/15 MP:0004285 ]

Synonyms: posterior limiting membrane, lamina limitans posterior, lamina limitans posterior corneae, posterior limiting lamina, Descemet's posterior elastic lamina, Descemet membrane, posterior limiting lamina of cornea

Term info

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Subsets

pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000001

Acellular anatomical structure composed of collagen, Descemet's membrane is secreted as a basement membrane of the corneal endothelium. Located between the stroma and the corneal endothelium, it is approximately 0.15 micrometer thick at 6 months post-fertilization.[ZFIN]

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The strong, resistant, thin, noncellular fourth layer of the cornea, located between the endothelium (from which it is secreted) and the stroma. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)

contributor

https://github.com/gkoutos, https://github.com/cmungall

id

UBERON:0004367

prefLabel

Descemet's membrane, Posterior limiting lamina of cornea

see also

https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/15