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

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Term information

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Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas

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epithelium, retinal pigment

PRE

pigmented retina

stratum pigmentosa retinae

RPE

pigmented epithelium

retinal pigment layer

p. pigmentosa retinae

id

UBERON:0001782