Term Name: |
ciliary zone |
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Search Ontology:
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Synonyms: |
- ciliary bodies
- ciliary body
- ciliary epithelial zone
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Definition: |
Multi-tissue structure that attach the zonules, that suspend the lens, to the eye. The ciliary zone secretes aqueous humor. Unlike mammals zebrafish the ciliary zone dose not contain processes or a circumferential band of muscle.
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Appears at: |
Juvenile:Days 30-44 (30d-45d, 10 mm, adult fins/pigment)
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Evident until: |
Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
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Ontology: |
Anatomy Ontology
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