Term: retinal pigmented epithelium endolysosome
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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: endolysosome
Synonyms:
Definition: An transient hybrid organelle formed by fusion of a late endosome with a lysosome, and in which active degradation takes place.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0036019]    QuickGO    AmiGO