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Abnormal vasculature interferes with optic fissure closure in lmo2 mutant zebrafish embryos.
Developmental biology - 15 Sept 2012
Weiss Omri, Kaufman Rivka, Michaeli Natali, Inbal Adi
Abstract excerpt
Ocular coloboma is a potentially blinding congenital eye malformation caused by failure of optic fissure closure during early embryogenesis. The optic fissure is a ventral groove that forms during optic cup morphogenesis, and through which hyaloid artery and vein enter and leave the developing eye, respectively. After hyaloid artery and vein formation, the optic fissure closes around them. The mechanisms...
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