 Lens Capsule, Crystalline
"Lens Capsule, Crystalline" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The thin noncellular outer covering of the CRYSTALLINE LENS composed mainly of COLLAGEN TYPE IV and GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS. It is secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior epithelium. The embryonic posterior epithelium later disappears.
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D007903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.500.155
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| Concept/Terms |
Lens Capsule, Crystalline- Lens Capsule, Crystalline
- Capsule, Crystalline Lens
- Capsules, Crystalline Lens
- Crystalline Lens Capsule
- Crystalline Lens Capsules
- Lens Capsules, Crystalline
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lens Capsule, Crystalline" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Petousis V, Sallam AA, Haynes RJ, Patel CK, Tyagi AK, Kirkpatrick JN, Johnston RL. Risk factors for retinal detachment following cataract surgery: the impact of posterior capsular rupture. Br J Ophthalmol. 2016 11; 100(11):1461-1465.
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