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Abstract
The portion of the crystalline lens surrounding the nucleus and bound anteriorly by the epithelium and posteriorly by the capsule. It contains lens fibers and amorphous, intercellular substance.
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- Lens Cortex, Crystalline
- Cortex, Crystalline Lens
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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History Note
91(83); was see under LENS, CRYSTALLINE 1983-90
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- Lens, Crystalline (1966-1982)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Crystalline Lens Cortex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007904. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007904
- Crystalline Lens Cortex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70078223