Preferred Label : anterior limiting lamina of cornea;
Uberon definition : A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal
lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the
cornea; it is considered to be a basement membrane.;
Uberon related term : Reichert's membrane; anterior limiting membrane;
Uberon Taxon note : Compared to terrestial animals, the cornea of zebrafish is relatively flat. It consists
of 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;
A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal
lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the
cornea; it is considered to be a basement membrane.