"Descemet Membrane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003886
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.217.271 A10.615.179.437
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| Concept/Terms |
Descemet Membrane- Descemet Membrane
- Descemet Membranes
- Membrane, Descemet
- Membranes, Descemet
- Lamina Elastica Posterior
- Elastica Posterior, Lamina
- Elastica Posteriors, Lamina
- Lamina Elastica Posteriors
- Posterior, Lamina Elastica
- Posteriors, Lamina Elastica
- Descemet's Membrane
- Descemets Membrane
- Membrane, Descemet's
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