"Aqueous Humor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The clear, watery fluid which fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. It has a refractive index lower than the crystalline lens, which it surrounds, and is involved in the metabolism of the cornea and the crystalline lens. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed, p319)
| Descriptor ID |
D001082
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.067.070 A12.207.270.040
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| Concept/Terms |
Aqueous Humor- Aqueous Humor
- Aqueous Humors
- Humor, Aqueous
- Humors, Aqueous
- Intraocular Fluid
- Fluid, Intraocular
- Fluids, Intraocular
- Intraocular Fluids
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Catecholamine metabolites in the aqueous of retinoblastoma. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1978 Mar-Apr; 15(2):77-8.