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maintenance of lens transparency

Term Information

Accession
GO:0036438
Name
maintenance of lens transparency
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
maintenance of ocular lens transparency, preservation of lens transparency
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A homeostatic process in which the lens is maintained in a highly refractive, transparent state to allow for optimal focusing of light on the retina. Source: PMID:22095752, GOC:nhn
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0036438 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of maintenance of lens transparency (GO:0036438)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
maintenance of lens transparency [is_a relation] is_a  tissue homeostasis (GO:0001894)
Children of maintenance of lens transparency (GO:0036438)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
positive regulation of water channel activity involved in maintenance of lens transparency (GO:1902433) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  maintenance of lens transparency
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