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Retina

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Definition: The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent.  /blood supply   
See Also Angioid Streaks; Electroretinography
Examples Blood-Retinal Barrier; Fundus Oculi; Macula Lutea; Optic Disk; Retinal Neurons; Retinal Pigment Epithelium 		Other names Retinas
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Revesz Debuse syndrome  0   *Bone Diseases, Metabolic Bone Marrow/abnormalities Retina.
Joubert syndrome 2  0   *Cerebellar Diseases *Eye Abnormalities *Kidney Diseases, Cystic Retina/abnormalities.
Joubert syndrome 1  0   *Cerebellar Diseases *Eye Abnormalities *Kidney Diseases, Cystic Retina/abnormalities.
VSX1 protein, human  0   *Eye Proteins *Homeodomain Proteins Retina.
Vsx1 protein, mouse  0   *Eye Proteins *Homeodomain Proteins Retina.
RTBDN protein, human  0   *Eye Proteins Retina. Mol Vis 2002 Jun 15;8:196-204
Vsx-2 protein, Carassius auratus  0   *Eye Proteins *Homeodomain Proteins *Fish Proteins Retina Fish Proteins. J Comp Neurol 1997 Oct 27;387(3):439-48
vsx1 protein, zebrafish  0   *Eye Proteins *Homeodomain Proteins *Zebrafish Proteins Retina. J Comp Neurol 1997 Oct 27;387(3):439-48
reticalmin  0   *Eye Proteins Retina. Vision Res 1997 Aug;37(15):2029-33
hr44 antigen  0   *Eye Proteins *Membrane Proteins Nerve Tissue Proteins Retina. J Exp Med 1995 Oct 1;182(4):1121-31

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