Term: retinal pigmented epithelium cell motility
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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 motility
Synonyms: cell locomotion, cell movement, movement of a cell
Definition: Any process involved in the controlled self-propelled movement of a cell that results in translocation of the cell from one place to another.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048870]    QuickGO    AmiGO