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Descriptor English: Bowman Membrane
Descriptor Spanish: Lámina Limitante Anterior
Descriptor lámina limitante anterior
Entry term(s) lámina limitante anterior (córnea)
lámina limitante anterior de la córnea
membrana de Bowman
Scope note: Capa de matriz acelular situada por debajo del EPITELIO CORNEAL y por encima del ESTROMA CORNEAL. Está formada por fibras de COLÁGENO dispuestas aleatoriamente en un lecho condensado de sustancia intercelular. Proporciona estabilidad y resistencia a la córnea.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lâmina Limitante Anterior
Descriptor French: Lame limitante antérieure
Entry term(s): Bowman Membranes
Bowman's Membrane
Bowman's Membranes
Bowmans Membrane
Membrane, Bowman
Membrane, Bowman's
Membranes, Bowman
Membranes, Bowman's
Tree number(s): A09.371.060.217.113
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050541
Scope note: A layer of acellular matrix that lies beneath the CORNEAL EPITHELIUM and above the CORNEAL STROMA. It consists of randomly arranged COLLAGEN fibers in a condensed bed of intercellular substance. It provides stability and strength to the cornea.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cornea (1965-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
DeCS ID: 50374
Unique ID: D050541
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Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Bowman Membrane - Preferred
Concept UI M0476239
Scope note A layer of acellular matrix that lies beneath the CORNEAL EPITHELIUM and above the CORNEAL STROMA. It consists of randomly arranged COLLAGEN fibers in a condensed bed of intercellular substance. It provides stability and strength to the cornea.
Preferred term Bowman Membrane
Entry term(s) Bowman Membranes
Bowman's Membrane
Bowman's Membranes
Bowmans Membrane
Membrane, Bowman
Membrane, Bowman's
Membranes, Bowman
Membranes, Bowman's



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