Preferred Label : endochondral scleral ossicle;
Uberon related term : sclerotic bones;
Uberon Taxon note : The scleral ossicles [of teleosts] are reported to form indirectly by endochondral
(Hall and Miyake, 1992) or by perichondral ossification (Patterson, 1977) from a cartilage
element that is also present in the sclera. This is unlike the scleral ossicles of
reptiles, which develop directly from ectomesenchyme (i.e., intramembranous ossification)
and independently from the scleral cartilage;
Origin ID : 0010297;
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