Term: retinal pigmented epithelium cell projection
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Name: retinal pigmented epithelium
Synonyms: pigmented epithelium, pigmented retina, pigmented retinal epithelium, PRE, RPE
Definition: A monolayer of pigmented epithelium covering the neural retina; develops from the outer of the two layers of the optic cup.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000144]
Name: cell projection
Synonyms: cell process, cellular process, cellular projection
Definition: A prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0042995]    QuickGO    AmiGO