anterior limiting lamina of cornea
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, Bowman's membrane, anterior elastic lamina, Bowman's anterior elastic lamina, lamina limitans anterior (cornea), lamina limitans anterior corneae, Bowman's layer, anterior limiting lamina
Term info
- SCTID:281075003
- FMA:58273
- UMLS:C0229127 (ncithesaurus:Bowman_s_Membrane)
- NCIT:C32226
- MA:0001240
- Wikipedia:Bowman%27s_membrane
- TAO:0002155
- ZFA:0001684
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
anterior limiting membrane, Reichert's membrane
uberon
UBERON:0004370
anterior limiting lamina of cornea, Anterior limiting lamina of cornea
Term relations
- basement membrane of epithelium and part of some cornea and attached to some corneal epithelium