TY  - JOUR
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T1  - A comparative study of Bowman's layer in some mammals: Relationships with other constituent corneal structures
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2002
VL  - 6
SP  - 133
EP  - 139
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=02030133
KW  - animal tissue
KW  - article
KW  - Bowman membrane
KW  - carnivore
KW  - comparative anatomy
KW  - cornea
KW  - cornea epithelium
KW  - descemet membrane
KW  - eye
KW  - herbivory
KW  - mammal
KW  - morphometrics
KW  - nonhuman
KW  - primate
N2  - Existing morphological and morphometric studies of mammalian cornea offer little information about the morphology and morphometry of Bowman's layer. Furthermore, no data regarding the relationship between Bowman's layer and other corneal structures are currently available. It is for this reason that we have decided to carry out a comparative study of the main features of Bowman's layer in 40 species of mammals (carnivores, primates and herbivores) and to determine its relationship with other corneal layers. The results pointed out the existence of Bowman's layer in nearly all the primates studied. The only exception was the lemur (Lepilemur mustelinus). Bowman's layer was absent in all the carnivores in the study but was present in some herbivores (deer, sambar deer, giraffe, ox, zebu and eland). In addition, there appears to be a certain relationship between the presence of Bowman's layer and the thickness of the epithelium and Descemet's membrane.
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