| Name: | optic choroid vascular plexus |
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| Synonyms: | choroid vasculature, CVP |
| Definition: | Is an ocular vasculature that develops adjacent to the pigment epithelium of the eye. The optic choroid vascular plexus develops from the primitive mesencephalic artery. Initially blood enters from the mesencephalic central artery, and the dorsal ciliary vein. The plexus drains via the ophthalmic vein. The plexus supplies blood to the retina. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005094] |
| Name: | capillary |
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| Definition: | Microvessel of the blood circulation system lined with vascular endothelial cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005250] |
| Name: | increased permeability |
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| Synonyms: | high permeability |
| Definition: | A permeability which is relatively high. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001577] |