Medical Definition of Membrana versicolor
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1. | Layer of reflective tissue just behind the pigmented retinal epithelium of many 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 permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Membrana Versicolor
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