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Retinal pigment epithelium — Infobox Anatomy Name = Retinal pigment epithelium Latin = p. pigmentosa retinae GraySubject = 225 GrayPage = 1016 Caption = Section of retina. (Pigmented layer labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = Plan of retinal neurons. (Pigmented layer labeled … Wikipedia
Retinal pigment epithelium — The pigment cell layer that nourishes the retinal cells. The retinal pigment epithelium is located just outside the retina and is attached to what is called the choroid, a layer filled with blood vessels that nourish the retina. * * * (RPE)… … Medical dictionary
Retinal G protein coupled receptor — Retinal G protein coupled receptor, also known as RGR, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: RGR retinal G protein coupled receptor| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=5995| accessdate … Wikipedia
Pigment — A substance that gives color to tissue. Pigments are responsible for the color of skin, eyes, and hair. * * * 1. Any coloring matter, as that of the red blood cells, hair, iris, etc., or the stains used in histologic or bacteriologic work, or… … Medical dictionary
retinal — I noun either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light • Syn: ↑retinene • Hypernyms: ↑pigment • Substance Holonyms: ↑visual purple, ↑rhodopsin, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
retinal rod — Major photoreceptor cell of vertebrate retina (about 125 million in a human eye). Columnar cells (about 40 m m long, 1 m m diameter) having three distinct regions: a region adjacent to, and synapsed with, the neural layer of the retina contains… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Progressive retinal atrophy — (PRA) is a group of genetic diseases seen in certain breeds of dogs and, more rarely, cats. It is characterized by the bilateral degeneration of the retina, causing progressive vision loss culminating in blindness. The condition in nearly all… … Wikipedia
Blood-retinal barrier — The blood retinal barrier, or the BRB, is part of the blood ocular barrier that consists of cells that are joined tightly together in order to prevent certain substances from entering the tissue of the retina. [Biologyonline.org.… … Wikipedia
Iris pigment epithelium — Anatomy The iris pigment epithelium (IPE) is a two cell thick layer of cuboidal cells lying behind the iris. Both layers are jet black due to the numerous large melanosomes which pack the cytoplasm of each cell. Towards the central axis, the IPE… … Wikipedia
Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy — Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, abbreviated APMPPE, is a rare eye disease that mainly affects Caucasian people aged 20–30 years. Both sexes are affected. In this disease, central vision in either one or both eyes is… … Wikipedia
