tunica vasculosa lentis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006305
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 ]
Term info
- FMA:321625
- Wikipedia:Tunica_vasculosa_lentis
- EMAPA:18235
- VHOG:0000978
- EHDAA:5705
- EHDAA2:0002097
emapa_ehdaa2
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]
uberon
UBERON:0006305
tunica vasculosa lentis