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Bruch's membrane
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A transparent, nearly structureless innermost layer of the choroid in contact with the pigmented layer of the retina. [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/14 ]
Term info
Label
Bruch's membrane
Synonyms
- Bruch membrane
- Bruch's basal membrane
- lamina basalis (choroid)
- lamina choroideae basalis
- vitreous lamina
Subsets
pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
contributor
https://github.com/gkoutos, https://github.com/cmungall
development notes
Bruch's membrane is present by midterm in fetal development as an elastic sheet.
has broad synonym
lamina basilis
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
basal lamina of choroid
id
UBERON:0003957
see also
https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/14
structure notes
Bruch's membrane consists of five layers (from inside to outside): 1. the basement membrane of the retinal pigment epithelium; 2. the inner collagenous zone; 3. a central band of elastic fibers; 4. the outer collagenous zone; 5. the basement membrane of the choriocapillaris. The retinal pigment epithelium transports metabolic waste from the photoreceptors across Bruch's membrane to the choroid[WP]