Term: retina extracellular matrix-cell signaling
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Name: retina
Synonyms: retinas
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that contains the retinal neural layer and the retinal pigmented epithelium, and develops from the optic cup.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000152]
Name: extracellular matrix-cell signaling
Synonyms: cell-extracellular matrix signalling, extracellular matrix-cell signalling
Definition: Any process that mediates the transfer of information between the extracellular matrix and a cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0035426]    QuickGO    AmiGO