retinal pigment

collocation in English

meaningsofretinalandpigment

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retinal
adjective
uk
/ˈret.ɪ.nəl/us
/ˈret.ən.əl/
relating to the retina (= the area at the back of the eye that ...
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pigment
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/us
/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/
a substance that gives something a particular colour when it is present in it or is added ...
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(Definition ofretinalandpigmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theretinalpigmentepithelium cytoplasm showed dense bodies and clumps of lipids.
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Experimental eye enlargement in mature animals changes theretinalpigmentepithelium.
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Suction was used to remove the vitreous; the sclera andretinalpigmentepithelium were peeled away.
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Retinalpigmentepithelial cells synthesize laminins including laminin 5 and adhere to them using a3- and a6-containing integrins.
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Research in this condition is currently directed towards replacement of the atrophicretinalpigmentepithelium layer.
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Basic fibroblast growth factor inducesretinalpigmentepithelium to generate neural retina in vitro.
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The retina was removed from the sclera andretinalpigmentepithelium, trimmed, and cut into two pieces.
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Dietary restriction slows age pigment accumulation in theretinalpigmentepithelium.
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Transdifferentiation ofretinalpigmentepithelial cells from epithelial to mesenchymal phenotype.
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Per tussis toxin-sensitive melatonin receptors negatively coupled to adenylate cyclase associated with cultured human and ratretinalpigmentepithelial cells.
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In vivo gene transfer as a means to study the physiology and morphogenesis of theretinalpigmentepithelium in the rat.
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Structural and elemental evidence for edema in the retina,retinalpigmentepithelium, and choroid during recovery from experimentally induced myopia.
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Differential tissue shrinkage was also evaluated by analyzing areas where the neural retina had separated from theretinalpigmentepithelium during fixation and dehydration procedures.
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Humanretinalpigmentepithelial cells possess muscarinic receptors coupled to calcium mobilization.
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Cobalt increases photoreceptor-dependent responses of the chickretinalpigmentepithelium.
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