A blood vessel that is associated with the lens. In mammals, this is transient and normally nourishes the retina, immature lens and primary vitreous of the developing eye. [ MP:0001289 ZFA:0005046 ]
Synonyms: hyaloid vessels hyaloid blood vessels
Term information
- XAO:0004154
- VHOG:0000232
- EHDAA:4735
- ZFA:0005046
- TAO:0005046
vertebrate_core
we are currently conflating vessel and vasculature - we may wish to split this class - see also vascular plexus term. The ZFA class represents the vasculature