Inverted assembly of the lens within ocular organoids reveals alternate paths to ocular morphogenesis

The eye is a complex organ composed of two main structures - the retina and the lens. It forms by the invagination of the lens forming head surface ectoderm embedding into the forming optic cup. This “outside-in” mode of morphogenesis ensures that the light focusing lens is positioned centrally insi...

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Main Authors: Stahl, Elin (Author) , Delgado-Toscano, Miguel Angel (Author) , Saravanan, Ishwariya (Author) , Paneva, Anastasija (Author) , Wittbrodt, Joachim (Author) , Zilova, Lucie (Author)
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Language:English
Published: April 19, 2025
In: bioRxiv beta
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-33
DOI:10.1101/2025.04.17.649366
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.17.649366
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.17.649366v1
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Author Notes:Elin Stahl, Miguel Angel Delgado-Toscano, Ishwariya Saravanan, Anastasija Paneva, Joachim Wittbrodt and Lucie Zilova

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