Lens Capsule, Crystalline
Synonyms
Capsule, Crystalline Lens
Capsules, Crystalline Lens
Crystalline Lens Capsule
Crystalline Lens Capsules
Lens Capsules, Crystalline
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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