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. 2019 Aug 2;9:11277. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47653-z

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The developing eye at E13 was imaged at a low magnification (×724) and images stitched together to show the lens (L), corneal stroma (S) and corneal epithelium (E). (A) Reconstructions at a high magnification within the area of the black box were made following the method described in Fig. 1. (B) The reconstructions showed that the cell morphology within the anterior stroma was stellate whereas the cells in the posterior stroma were flatter. The reconstructions showed extensive projections from the corneal stromal cells, directed to adjacent cells and anteriorly towards the epithelium, but not penetrating through the basal lamina (black arrows). (C) To see the cell reconstructions in more detail and a clearer view of the cell extensions, please refer to Supplementary Video 3. Lens (L), Epithelium (E), Corneal stroma (S), Anterior stroma (AS), Posterior stroma (PS).