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Descriptor English:   Lens Capsule, Crystalline 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cápsula del Cristalino 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cápsula do Cristalino 
Synonyms English:   Capsule, Crystalline Lens
Capsules, Crystalline Lens
Crystalline Lens Capsule
Crystalline Lens Capsules
Lens Capsules, Crystalline  
Tree Number:   A09.371.060.500.155
Definition English:   The thin noncellular outer covering of the CRYSTALLINE LENS composed mainly of COLLAGEN TYPE IV and GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS. It is secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior epithelium. The embryonic posterior epithelium later disappears. 
See Related English:   Capsulorhexis
 
History Note English:   91(83); was see under LENS, CRYSTALLINE 1983-90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DG diagnostic imaging
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GD growth & development
IM immunology IN injuries
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SE secretion SU surgery
TR transplantation UL ultrastructure
VI virology  
Record Number:   8081 
Unique Identifier:   D007903 

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