The lens epithelium of American cocker spaniels with inherited and non-inherited lens cataracts.
The normal lens epithelium of American cocker spaniels exhibits a monolayer of cells similar to that seen in other animals. The lens epithelium from spaniels with presumed inherited cataracts shows a lack of cell division and a decrease in cell density. Lens epithelial preparations from spaniels with presumed non-inherited cataracts show a multilayering of cells with several mitotic figures.
D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D004285:Dogs; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D008938:Mitosis