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corneal epithelium

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001772

The smooth stratified squamous epithelium that covers the outer surface of the cornea. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/smb MESH:A09.371.060.217.325 MP:0006000 ]

Synonyms: epithelial tissue of cornea, cornea epithelial tissue, epithelium of cornea, external epithelium of cornea, epithelium anterius corneae, epithelium corneæ anterior layer, epithelium anterius (cornea), anterior corneal epithelium, cornea epithelium

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000001

Portion of tissue comprised of four to six layers of nonkeratinized, stratified squamous cells and represents approximately 60% of the thickness of the cornea.[TAO]

UBPROP 0000008

In zebrafish: nonpigmented, stratified squamous nonkeratinizing epithelial cells, attached to a thick basement membrane that is considered to be analogous to the Bowman's membrane in mammals, In Humans: It consists of several layers of cells. The cells of the deepest layer are columnar; then follow two or three layers of polyhedral cells, the majority of which are prickle cells similar to those found in the stratum mucosum of the cuticle. Lastly, there are three or four layers of squamous cells, with flattened nuclei

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Gray871.png

has related synonym

endothelium corneale, endothelium camerae anterioris bulbi, epithelium posterius corneae, e. anterius corneae, endothelium anterius corneae, anterior endothelium of cornea

id

UBERON:0001772

prefLabel

Corneal epithelium, corneal epithelium

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606