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optic vesicle
- Term ID
- UBERON:0004128
- Synonyms
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- evagination
- eye vesicle
- ocular vesicle
- optic vesicles
- Definition
- The optic vesicle is the evagination of neurectoderm that precedes formation of the optic cup[GO]. Portion of tissue that is comprised of neuroepitheium which has pinched off from the anterior neural keel and will form the optic cup[ZFA]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic_vesicles
- References
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- AAO:0011039
- EHDAA2:0001320
- EMAPA:16540
- NCIT:C34236
- Optic:vesicles
- TAO:0000050
- UMLS:C0231106
- VHOG:0000165
- XAO:0000228
- ZFA:0000050
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0231106
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362864008
- Ontology
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