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Vitreous Body

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Definition: The transparent, semigelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the CRYSTALLINE LENS of the EYE and in front of the RETINA. It is contained in a thin hyaloid membrane and forms about four fifths of the optic globe.  /surg: consider also VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS DETACHMENT is available; opacities, muscae volitantes & other diseases are indexed VITREOUS BODY (IM) and EYE DISEASES (IM)   
See Also Vitrectomy 		Other names Vitreous Humors; Vitreous Bodies; Humors, Vitreous; Humor, Vitreous; Body, Vitreous; Bodies, Vitreous; Vitreous Humor
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
cartilage-related protein (vitreous body)  0   *Eye Proteins Antigens Vitreous Body. Exp Eye Res 1986;43(3):375
perfluorodecalin  306-94-5   *Fluorocarbons Blood Substitutes Plasma Substitutes Vitreous Body. Adv Exp Med Biol 37B:687;1973; Jpn J Anesthesiol 25(3):293;1976; Pflugers Arch 376(1):1;1978; Verh Dtsch Ges Pathol 62:312;1978

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