| Term Name: | ciliary zone |
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| 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. |
| Appears at: | Juvenile:Days 30-44 (30d-45d, 10 mm, adult fins/pigment) |
| Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001203] |
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