blood-retinal barrier

Preferred Label : blood-retinal barrier;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : barrier, blood-retinal; barriers, blood-retinal; barrier, retinal-blood; barriers, retinal-blood; retinal-blood barrier; blood-retinal barriers; retinal blood barrier; retinal-blood barriers; blood retinal barrier;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Blood–retinal barrier;

MeSH annotation : coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood–retinal barrier;

Details

Origin ID

D001813;

UMLS CUI

C0005855;

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- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
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Record concept(s)
- Blood-Retinal barrier [MeSH concept]
See also
- capillary permeability [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Organ or Tissue Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Blood-retina barrier, function (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- blood-retina barrier [SNOMED Notion]

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