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pigmented layer of retina

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A monolayer of pigmented epithelium covering the neural retina; develops from the outer of the two layers of the optic cup[ZFA]. the pigmented cell layer just outside the neurosensory retina that nourishes retinal visual cells, and is firmly attached to the underlying choroid and overlying retinal visual cells[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinal_pigment_epithelium http://zfin.org/curator ]

Term info

Label

pigmented layer of retina

Synonyms
  • outer pigmented layer of retina
  • pigment epithelium of retina
  • pigmented retina epithelium
  • pigmented retinal epithelium
  • retinal pigment epithelium
  • retinal pigmented epithelium
  • stratum pigmentosum (retina)
  • stratum pigmentosum retinae
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

latin term
stratum pigmentosum retinae [ FMA : TA FMA : 58627 ]

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external definition

A monolayer of pigmented epithelium covering the neural retina; develops from the outer of the two layers of the optic cup. Kimmel et al, 1995.[TAO], The monolayer of pigmented epithelium covering the neural retina.[AAO]

has related synonym

epithelium, retinal pigment, PRE, pigmented retina, stratum pigmentosa retinae, RPE, pigmented epithelium, retinal pigment layer, p. pigmentosa retinae

homology notes

(...) an essentially similar sequence of events occurs during the embryonic development of the vertebrate eye. The eye initially develops as a single median evagination of the diencephalon that soon bifurcates to form the paired optic vesicles. As each optic vesicle grows towards the body surface, its proximal part narrows as the optic stalk, and its distal part invaginates to form a two-layered optic cup. (...) The outer layer of the optic cup becomes the pigment layer of the retina, whereas the inner layer differentiates into the photoreceptive cells and neuronal layers of the retina.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0001782