Term: retinal pigmented epithelium lipid droplet
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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: lipid droplet
Synonyms: adiposome, lipid body, lipid particle
Definition: An intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle comprising a matrix of coalesced lipids surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer. May include associated proteins.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005811]    QuickGO    AmiGO