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Lens Capsule, Crystalline

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Definition: The thin noncellular outer covering of the CRYSTALLINE LENS composed mainly of COLLAGEN TYPE IV and GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS. It is secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior epithelium. The embryonic posterior epithelium later disappears.     
See Also Capsulorhexis
Examples Posterior Capsule of the Lens 		Other names Lens Capsules, Crystalline; Crystalline Lens Capsules; Crystalline Lens Capsule; Capsules, Crystalline Lens; Capsule, Crystalline Lens

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