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Term Name: ciliary zone Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • ciliary bodies
  • ciliary body
  • ciliary epithelial zone
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. (1)
Appears at: Juvenile:Days 30-44 (30d-45d, 10 mm, adult fins/pigment)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References:
  • TAO:0001203
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology
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