"Ciliary Body" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A ring of tissue extending from the scleral spur to the ora serrata of the RETINA. It consists of the uveal portion and the epithelial portion. The ciliary muscle is in the uveal portion and the ciliary processes are in the epithelial portion.
| Descriptor ID |
D002924
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.160 A09.371.894.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Ciliary Body- Ciliary Body
- Bodies, Ciliary
- Body, Ciliary
- Ciliary Bodies
- Corpus Ciliaris
- Ciliari, Corpus
- Ciliaris, Corpus
- Corpus Ciliari
- Corpus Ciliare
- Ciliare, Corpus
- Ciliares, Corpus
- Corpus Ciliares
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ciliary Body" by people in Profiles.
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Biopsy of an anterior episcleral nodule as an aid in managing a ciliary body melanocytic tumor. Cornea. 2013 Aug; 32(8):1174-7.
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induced proliferation of human fetal derived ciliary epithelium stem cells is mediated by jagged-N cadherin pathway. Curr Neurovasc Res. 2013 May; 10(2):93-102.
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Ciliary epithelium: an underevaluated target for therapeutic regeneration. Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr. 2012; 22(2):87-95.
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Contact transscleral ciliary body photodynamic therapy in pigmented rabbits using verteporfin and diode laser: evaluation of treatment parameters. Curr Eye Res. 2006 Jul-Aug; 31(7-8):577-85.
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Accommodative ciliary body and lens function in rhesus monkeys, I: normal lens, zonule and ciliary process configuration in the iridectomized eye. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Mar; 47(3):1076-86.
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Ocular histopathologic study of a patient with the T 8993-G point mutation in Leigh's syndrome. Ophthalmology. 2000 Jul; 107(7):1397-402.
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A comparison of ciliary sulcus and capsular bag fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses. J Am Intraocul Implant Soc. 1985 Jan; 11(1):44-63.
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Anterior segment complications and neovascular glaucoma following implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens. Ophthalmology. 1984 Apr; 91(4):403-19.