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tunica vasculosa lentis

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An extensive capillary network, spreading over the posterior and lateral surfaces of the lens of the eye. It disappears shortly after birth. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunica_vasculosa_lentis ]

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Soon after it forms, the mammalian lens becomes invested with a network of capillaries. (...) The capillary network on the posterior of the lens is the tunica vasculosa lentis (TVL).[well established][VHOG]

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UBERON:0006305

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tunica vasculosa lentis