Term Name:	anterior limiting lamina of cornea
Synonyms:	anterior elastic lamina, anterior limiting lamina, anterior limiting lamina of cornea, anterior limiting membrane, Bowman's anterior elastic lamina, Bowman's layer, Bowman's membrane, lamina limitans anterior (cornea), lamina limitans anterior corneae, Reichert's membrane
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.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0004370]