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Fig. 52. Section Through the Eye of a Fowl on the Eighth day of Development

To show the iris and cornea in the process of formation. (After Kessler.)

• ep. epiblastic epithelium of cornea
• cc. corneal corpuscles growing into the structureless matrix of the cornea
• dm. Descemet's membrane
• ir. iris
• cb. mesoblast of the iris (this reference letter points a little too high).

The space between the layers dm. and ep. is filled with the structureless matrix of the cornea.

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Reference

Foster, M., Balfour, F. M., Sedgwick, A., & Heape, W. (1883). The Elements of Embryology. (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan and Co.

The Elements of Embryology (1883)

Volume 1 The History of the Chick: Egg structure and incubation beginning | Summary whole incubation | First day | Second day - first half | Second day - second half | Third day | Fourth day | Fifth day | Sixth day to incubation end

Volume 2 The History of the Mammalian Embryo: General Development | Embryonic Membranes and Yolk-Sac | Organs from Epiblast | Organs from Mesoblast | Alimentary Canal | Appendix