| Name: | solid lens vesicle |
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| Synonyms: | immature lens, lens mass, lens vesicle, presumptive lens |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue that gives rise to the lens. The lens of the zebrafish forms by delamination of lens placodal cells and not through invagination. This results in a solid spherical mass as opposed to a hollow lens vesicle. Detachment of the solid lens vesicle of zebrafish at 24-26 hpf is accomplished in part by apoptosis, similar to mammals. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001679] |
| Name: | epithelial cell |
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| Synonyms: | epithelial cells |
| Definition: | A cell that is usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009034] |