Term: retinal pigmented epithelium cell-cell junction
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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-cell junction
Synonyms: cell-cell contact region, cell-cell contact zone, intercellular junction
Definition: A cell junction that forms a connection between two or more cells of an organism; excludes direct cytoplasmic intercellular bridges, such as ring canals in insects.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005911]    QuickGO    AmiGO