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Cardiovascular System > Blood-Retinal Barrier
Sense Organs > Eye > Retina > Blood-Retinal Barrier
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Eye > Retina > Blood-Retinal Barrier

Preferred term

Blood-Retinal Barrier  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Barrier, Retinal-Blood
  • Barriers, Retinal-Blood
  • Retinal Blood Barrier
  • Retinal-Blood Barrier
  • Retinal-Blood Barriers

Note

  • coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM)

Scope note

  • A specialized transport barrier, in the EYE, formed by the retinal pigment EPITHELIUM, and the ENDOTHELIUM of the BLOOD VESSELS of the RETINA. TIGHT JUNCTIONS joining adjacent cells keep the barrier between cells continuous.

History note

  • 87

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001813

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