Xenopus Anatomy Ontology: Summary for optic vesicle

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Name: optic vesicle

XAO Id: XAO:0000228

Synonyms: optic cup, eye, eye vesicle

Stage Range: NF stage 21 to NF stage 32

Definition: 'The optic vesicle is the evagination of neurectoderm that precedes formation of the optic cup. Portion of tissue that is comprised of neuroepitheium which has pinched off from the anterior neural keel and will form the optic cup.'

Develops From:

Anatomy Item	Stage Range
eye primordium	NF stage 18 to NF stage 21

Develops Into:

Anatomy Item	Stage Range
iris	undefined
choroid fissure	NF stage 32 to NF stage 46
optic stalk	NF stage 31 to undefined

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References: NCBO BioPortal, Ontology Lookup Service