Epithelium is a type of tissue that covers and protects the surface of our body and our organs. It acts as a barrier against harmful substances and helps in the absorption and secretion of different substances in our body. Full definition
[Epub ahead of print] Lipofuscin can be eliminated from the retinal pigment epithelium of monkeys. (longecity.org)
Madalena Pereira (Ader, TUD)-- «Cell - based replacement of retinal pigment epithelium in rodent models of retinal degeneration» (2014) (dresden-ipp.de)
In drug development, particular attention is paid to the expression and function of membrane transporters expressed in epithelia of the intestine, liver and kidney, and in the endothelium of the blood - brain and blood - testis barriers. (academic.oup.com)