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RETINAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("retinal" is a kind of...):
pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
Holonyms ("retinal" is a substance of...):
retinal purple; rhodopsin; visual purple (a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light)
Derivation:
retinal (in or relating to the retina of the eye)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In or relating to the retina of the eye
Example:
retinal cells
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
retina (the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve)
Derivation:
retina (the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve)
retinal (either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light)
Context examples:
The findings potentially open the door to new treatments for eye trauma and retinal disease.
(Researchers unlock regenerative potential of cells in the mouse retina, National Institutes of Health)
This allele, which encodes retinal dehydrogenase 2 protein, is involved in the biosynthesis of retinoic acid, a hormonal signaling molecule.
(ALDH1A2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
It exerts trophic action on retinal, cholinergic, and dopaminergic neurons in the brain and on motor and sensory neurons in the peripheral nervous system.
(Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in regulating the growth of retinal pigment epithelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells.
(BTC Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Betacellulin is a member of the EGF family of growth factors; a potent mitogen for retinal pigment epithelia and vascular smooth muscle cells.
(Betacellulin, NCI Thesaurus)
The main features of this syndrome involve retinal abnormalities and this protein may play an important role in retinal structure and in neural tube closure.
(Collagen XVIII (Alpha 1), NCI Thesaurus)
A retinoblastoma characterized by the absence of a distinct retinal mass and the presence of malignant cells diffusely infiltrating the retina.
(Diffuse Retinoblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
In more severe situations, ischemia can lead to myocardial or cerebral infarction and retinal vessel occlusion.
(Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
By cell division, migration, differentiation, and synaptogenesis, the inner surface becomes the multi-layer neuroepithelial retina; the outer monolayer becomes the retinal pigment epithelium.
(Eye Development, NCI Thesaurus)
The method is used to investigate the blood-aqueous barrier, blood-retinal barrier, aqueous flow measurements, corneal endothelial permeability, and tear flow dynamics (From MSH2001).
(Fluorophotometry, NCI Thesaurus)
