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corneal epithelium

Go to external page 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 ]

Term info

Label

corneal epithelium

Synonyms
  • anterior corneal epithelium
  • cornea epithelial tissue
  • cornea epithelium
  • epithelial tissue of cornea
  • epithelium anterius (cornea)
  • epithelium anterius corneae
  • epithelium corneæ anterior layer
  • epithelium of cornea
  • external epithelium of cornea
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

latin term
epithelium anterius corneae [ FMA : TA FMA : 58263 ]

depicted by

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

external definition

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]

has related synonym

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

id

UBERON:0001772

taxon notes

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