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Abstract
The layer of pigment-containing epithelial cells in the RETINA; the CILIARY BODY; and the IRIS in the eye.
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- Eye Pigment Epithelium
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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detachment = RETINAL DETACHMENT
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Previous Indexing
- Ciliary Body (1966-1975)
- Iris (1966-1975)
- Retina (1966-1975)
- Retinal Degeneration (1968-1975)
- Retinal Diseases (1972-1975)
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- National Library of Medicine. Pigment Epithelium of Eye. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010857. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010857
- Pigment Epithelium of Eye. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70091968