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Structure of retinal pigment epithelium

Known as: Pigmented layer of retina, Pigment epithelium of retina, Pigment Epithelium, Retinal 
A continuous, insulating monolayer of cuboidal/columnar epithelium which extends from the margins of the optic nerve head to the ora serrata where it… 
National Institutes of Health

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BCMO1 protein, humanBlood supply aspectsBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology

Broader (3)

EpitheliumEyeSimple cuboidal epithelium

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Retinopathy, Pericentral Pigmentary, Dominant

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1998
1998
Disparity between fundus camera and scanning laser ophthalmoscope indocyanine green imaging of retinal pigment epithelium detachments.
PURPOSE: Indocyanine green (ICG) angiograms of each of five patients with retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) detachments were made… 
1996
1996
The Photochemistry of the Retinoids as Studied by Steady‐State and Pulsed Methods
The retina and retinal pigment epithelium contain a number of retinoids in a metabolic pathway that eventually forms the visual… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
In vitro studies of the contractility of cell types involved in proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
The contractile activity of cells in epiretinal membranes leads to retinal detachment and proliferative vitreoretinopathy, but it… 
1991
1991
Value of combined phenotypic markers in identifying inheritance of familial adenomatous polyposis.
Familial adenomatous polyposis is an autosomal dominant disease characterised by the development of hundreds of colorectal… 
1986
1986
Pigment granule migration in isolated cells of the teleost retinal pigment epithelium.
In the teleost eye, the melanin granules of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) move in response to changes in light conditions… 
1985
1985
An antimelanoma monoclonal antibody and the histopathology of uveal melanomas.
Monoclonal antibody ME491 identifies a cutaneous melanoma-associated antigen in formaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Location and chemical composition of anionic sites in Bruch's membrane of the rat.
The location and chemical composition of anionic sites in Bruch's membrane (BM) were examined using cationic probe molecules… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Retinal vessel abnormalities of phototoxic retinopathy in rats.
Phototoxic retinopathy in rats is characterized by a progressive loss of the outer retinal layers. During the neural degenerative… 
1977
1977
Localization of cellular retinal-binding protein in bovine retina and retinal pigment epithelium, with a consideration of the pigment epithelium isolation technique.
Bovine RPE was isolated by commonly used brushout procedures and analyzed by light and electron microscopy. The preparation was… 
1969
1969
Reticular dystrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium. Dystrophia reticularis laminae pigmentosa retinae of H. Sjogren.
Reticular dystrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium was found in a Dutch girl and her brother. The brother developed this… 
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