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corneal epithelium

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The smooth stratified squamous epithelium that covers the outer surface of the cornea. [ MESH:A09.371.060.217.325 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/smb MP:0006000 ]

Synonyms: epithelial tissue of cornea cornea epithelial tissue epithelium of cornea external epithelium of cornea epithelium anterius corneae epithelium corneæ anterior layer epithelium anterius (cornea) cornea epithelium anterior corneal epithelium

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Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas

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

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

e. anterius corneae

epithelium posterius corneae

anterior endothelium of cornea

endothelium anterius corneae

id

UBERON:0001772

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

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