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choroid tapetum lucidum
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A tapetum lucidum that is part of the choroid. The choroidal tapetum lucidum lies immediately adjacent to the choriocapillaris and external to the retinal epithelium [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapetum_lucidum#Classification http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14738502 ]
Term info
Label
choroid tapetum lucidum
Synonyms
- choroidal tapetum lucidum
- tapetum choroideae
external ontology notes
we make the assumption that the BTO class belongs here rather than with the parent; the other type is the retinal type
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0010244
Term relations
Subclass of:
- tapetum lucidum of camera-type eye
- neural crest-derived structure
- part of some optic choroid
- adjacent_to some retina