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optic vesicle

Term ID
UBERON:0004128
Synonyms
  • 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
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