The lamellated connective tissue of the cornea between the Bowman and Descemet membranes. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 MP:0005300 MESH:A09.371.060.217.228 ]
Synonyms: corneal stroma stroma of cornea substantia propria corneae
Term information
- MESH:D003319
- ZFA:0001685
- CALOHA:TS-1138
- Wikipedia:Corneal_stroma
- EFO:0002514
- MA:0001245
- EMAPA:17602
- NCIT:C12699
- SCTID:362511000
- GAID:893
- TAO:0002189
- FMA:58306
- UMLS:C0010040 (ncithesaurus:Corneal_Stroma)
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Portion of tissue that is located basal to Bowman's layer and distal to Descemet's membrane and is comprised largely of connective tissue.[TAO]
relationship type change: subclass tissue (CARO:0000043) CHANGED TO: has_developmental_contribution_from tissue (UBERON:0000479)[TAO]
relationship type change: subclass tissue (CARO:0000043) CHANGED TO: develops_from tissue (UBERON:0000479)[TAO]
Term relations
- stroma
- develops from some mesenchyme derived from head neural crest
- part of some cornea
- adjacent to some Descemet's membrane
- contributes to morphology of some cornea
- adjacent to some anterior limiting lamina of cornea