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MeSH Heading: Pigment Epithelium of Eye
Tree Number(s): A09.371.670; A10.272.640
Unique ID: D010857
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010857
Annotation: detachment = RETINAL DETACHMENT
Scope Note: The layer of pigment-containing epithelial cells in the RETINA; the CILIARY BODY; and the IRIS in the eye.
Previous Indexing: Ciliary Body (1966-1975); Iris (1966-1975); Retina (1966-1975); Retinal Degeneration (1968-1975); Retinal Diseases (1972-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 76
History Note: 76
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/25
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Pigment Epithelium of Eye MeSH Descriptor Data 2025