Term 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.
Appears at: Pharyngula:Prim-15 (30.0h-36.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000144]

Relationships
develops from: presumptive retinal pigmented epithelium
is part of: retina
is a type of: epithelium

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