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RETINAL PIGMENTED EPITHELIUM [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
CONT

The retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) is a simple cuboidal epithelium with apical processes which, unlike many epithelia, do not extend freely into a lumen but rather interdigitate closely with the outer segments of the neural retina.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Couche brune de la rétine située à côté de la choroïde et composée de cellules remplies de pigments (principalement de lipofuscine et de mélanine).

CONT

[Les] couches [cellulaires], situées au fond de l'œil, correspondent à la choroïde, à l'épithélium pigmentaire rétinien et aux photorécepteurs de la rétine.

Spanish

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