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Descriptor English:   Descemet Membrane 
Descriptor Spanish:   lámina limitante posterior 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Lâmina Limitante Posterior 
Synonyms English:   Descemet Membranes
Descemet's Membrane
Descemets Membrane
Elastica Posterior, Lamina
Elastica Posteriors, Lamina
Lamina Elastica Posterior
Lamina Elastica Posteriors
Membrane, Descemet
Membrane, Descemet's
Membranes, Descemet
Posterior, Lamina Elastica
Posteriors, Lamina Elastica  
Tree Number:   A09.371.060.217.271
A10.615.179.437
Definition English:   A layer of the cornea. It is the basal lamina of the CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM (from which it is secreted) separating it from the CORNEAL STROMA. It is a homogeneous structure composed of fine collagenous filaments, and slowly increases in thickness with age. 
History Note English:   2006 (1964) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DG diagnostic imaging
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GD growth & development
IM immunology IN injuries
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SU surgery UL ultrastructure
VI virology  
Record Number:   3906 
Unique Identifier:   D003886 

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