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TAPETUM

1. Layer of reflective tissue just behind the pigmented retinal epithelium of much vertebrate eyes. May consist either of a layer of guanine crystals or a layer of connective tissue. In bovine eyes reflects a blue green iridescent colour. 2. Layer of cells in the sporangium of a vascular plant that nourishes the developing spores. This entry appears with alow from the Vocabulary of Cell and Molecular Biology
gubernacular canal   gubernacular cord   gubernaculum   gubernaculum dentis   gubernaculum testis   Gubler, Adolphe   Gubler's line   Gubler's paralysis   (0)
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