Retinal pigment refers to a substance found in the eye called melanin, which gives color to the retina. It plays an important role in protecting the eye from harmful light and maintaining good vision. Full definition
Eye opener: A confocal microscope image of a rat retina after injection of human retinal pigment epithelium cells. (robertlanza.com)
Ten years ago, the team at Advanced Cell Technology announced that it had successfully converted human embryonic stem cells into retinal pigment epithelial cells. (newscientist.com)
Madalena Pereira (Ader, TUD)-- «Cell - based replacement of retinal pigment epithelium in rodent models of retinal degeneration» (2014) (dresden-ipp.de)