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Nature 443, 928 (26 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/443928a; Published online 25 October 2006
Developmental biology: Red-eye redirected
Barbara Marte
In most mammals, the cornea — the transparent part of the eye over the lens — has no blood vessels. This trait is obviously essential for optimal vision, but it also means the cornea is a useful experimental system for studying the factors that promote or inhibit the formation of blood vessels (angiogenesis).
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