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Lens placode

Known as: Lens Placodes 
A pair of thickened surface ectodermal patches in the head region of the early embryo that will ultimately give rise to the lenses of the eyes.
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2013
2013
Veterinary Ireland Journal Volume 3 Number 6 EMBRYOLOGY, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE LENS The lens is formed in the developing… 
2007
2007
Embryonic lens fiber cell. differentiation in the chick is marked by the accumulation of o-crystallin protein. The levels of o… 
2004
2004
SummaryThe development of the lens in the rat embryo on day 12 was examined under the light and electron-microscope as well as… 
2001
2001
The lens is a unique internal structure in that it is derived entirely from surface ectoderm. By gestation day 17 surface… 
1985
1985
The effects of procaine and pentobarbital on lens placodes, otic placodes and non-placodal head ectoderm of the chick embryo in… 
1979
1979
Cells within the lens placode undergo transient surface modifications during the course of invagination. At stage 13, cellular… 
1953
1953
The first sign of lens development in the vertebrate embryo is the appearance of a thickening of the head ectoderm in the area of…