| Term: | retinal pigmented epithelium glycerophospholipid metabolic process |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | retinal pigmented epithelium |
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| Synonyms: | pigmented epithelium, pigmented retina, pigmented retinal epithelium, PRE, RPE |
| Definition: | A monolayer of pigmented epithelium covering the neural retina; develops from the outer of the two layers of the optic cup. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000144] |
| Name: | glycerophospholipid metabolic process |
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| Synonyms: | alpha-glycerophosphate pathway, glycerophospholipid metabolism, phosphoglyceride metabolic process, phosphoglyceride metabolism |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycerophospholipids, any derivative of glycerophosphate that contains at least one O-acyl, O-alkyl, or O-alkenyl group attached to the glycerol residue. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006650] QuickGO AmiGO |