Term Name: lens placode
Synonyms: lens placodes
Definition: Ectodermal primordium of the lens of the eye.
Appears at: Segmentation:5-9 somites (11.66h-14.0h)
Evident until: Segmentation:14-19 somites (16.0h-19.0h)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000122]

Relationships
develops into: solid lens vesicle
is part of: ectoderm immature eye
is a type of: portion of tissue

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