Lens placode
| Lens placode | |
|---|---|
 Transverse section of head of chick embryo of fifty-two hours’ incubation. | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | surface ectoderm |
| Gives rise to | lens |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | placoda lentis |
| Code | TE E5.16.3.1.0.0.13 |
The Lens placode is a thickened portion of ectoderm which serves as the precursor to the lens.
SOX2 and Pou2f1 are involved in its development.[1]
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ↑ Donner AL, Episkopou V, Maas RL (2007). "Sox2 and Pou2f1 interact to control lens and olfactory placode development". Dev. Biol. 303 (2): 784–99. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.10.047. PMC 3276313. PMID 17140559.
External links
- eye-008—Embryo Images at University of North Carolina
- http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/martini10/chapter18/custom3/deluxe-content.html
- http://isc.temple.edu/neuroanatomy/lab/embryo_new/eye/2/
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