Term pigmented retinal epithelium

A monolayer of pigmented epithelium covering the neural retina; develops from the outer of the two layers of the optic cup.

Local Unique Identifier
0000536
Synonym
  • pigmented epithelium (RELATED)
  • pigmented retina (RELATED)
  • PRE (RELATED)
  • retinal pigment layer (RELATED)
  • RPE (RELATED)
Parents
hog:0000387
Relation BFO:0000050 part of
Xref Teleost Anatomy Ontology
tao:0000064
Xref Teleost Anatomy Ontology
tao:0000144