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 ]
Synonyms: pigmented retina epithelium stratum pigmentosum (retina) pigment epithelium of retina outer pigmented layer of retina pigmented retinal epithelium retinal pigment epithelium retinal pigmented epithelium stratum pigmentosum retinae
Term information
- ZFA:0000144
- AAO:0011096
- BTO:0001177
- XAO:0003217
- EHDAA:4765
- EMAPA:35738
- MA:0003173
- NCIT:C33470
- SCTID:280662007
- CALOHA:TS-0869
- VHOG:0000536
- TAO:0000144
- EHDAA2:0001465
- MA:0000279
- EMAPA:17172
- FMA:58627
- Wikipedia:Retinal_pigment_epithelium
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
epithelium, retinal pigment
PRE
pigmented retina
stratum pigmentosa retinae
RPE
pigmented epithelium
retinal pigment layer
p. pigmentosa retinae