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A Novel Terminal Web‐Like Structure in Cortical Lens Fibers: Architecture and Functional Assessment
Author(s) -
AlGhoul Kristin J.,
Lindquist Timothy P.,
Kirk Spencer S.,
Donohue Sean T.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the anatomical record: advances in integrative anatomy and evolutionary biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1932-8494
pISSN - 1932-8486
DOI - 10.1002/ar.21068
Subject(s) - terminal (telecommunication) , confocal , anatomy , lens (geology) , lens fiber , materials science , computer science , optics , biology , physics , computer network
Confocal image of posterior segments of cortical lens fibers which abut to form the typical inverted‐Y suture pattern. The sutural domains are flanked on either side by a prominent ‘terminal web’ containing actin, myosin and fodrin.