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anterior limiting lamina of cornea

Term ID
UBERON:0004370
Synonyms
  • anterior elastic lamina
  • anterior limiting lamina
  • anterior limiting lamina of cornea
  • anterior limiting membrane
  • Bowman's anterior elastic lamina
  • Bowman's layer
  • Bowman's membrane
  • lamina limitans anterior (cornea)
  • lamina limitans anterior corneae
  • Reichert's membrane
Definition
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.
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