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Blood-Retinal Barrier

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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.  coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM)   
See Also Capillary Permeability 		Other names Retinal-Blood Barrier; Retinal-Blood Barriers; Retinal Blood Barrier; Blood-Retinal Barriers; Blood Retinal Barrier; Barriers, Retinal-Blood; Barriers, Blood-Retinal; Barrier, Retinal-Blood; Barrier, Blood-Retinal

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