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Abstract
A circular vascular-like structure in the anterior chamber of the eye bounded anterolaterally by the internal scleral sulcus and posteriorly by the trabecular meshwork. It is a part of a pathway where the AQUEOUS HUMOR from the ANTERIOR CHAMBER of the eye passes through the TRABECULAR MESHWORK, drains into the lumen of Schlemm’s canal, and subsequently returns to blood circulation into the veins of the SCLERA.
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- Canal of Schlemm
- Circular Channel, Limbis
- Schlemm Canal
- Scleral Venous Sinus
- Sinus Venosus Sclerae
- Canal, Schlemm
- Canal, Schlemm's
- Circular Channels, Limbis
- Limbis Circular Channel
- Limbis Circular Channels
- Schlemm's Canals
- Schlemms Canal
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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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2023
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- Cornea (1966-2022)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Schlemm's Canal. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000092662. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000092662
- Schlemm's Canal. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlemm%27s_canal
- Schlemm's Canal. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1535320