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... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Eye > Retina > Blood-Retinal Barrier
Sense Organs > Eye > Retina > Blood-Retinal Barrier
Cardiovascular System > Blood-Retinal Barrier

Preferred term

Blood-Retinal Barrier  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A specialized transport barrier, in the EYE, formed by the retinal pigment EPITHELIUM, and the ENDOTHELIUM of the BLOOD VESSELS of the RETINA. TIGHT JUNCTIONS joining adjacent cells keep the barrier between cells continuous.

Entry terms

  • Retinal-Blood Barrier

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NCKCSR69-Z

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