Differentiation and Transdifferentiation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Zhao S, Rizzolo L, Barnstable C. Differentiation and Transdifferentiation of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. International Review Of Cytology 1997, 171: 225-266. PMID: 9066129, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62589-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumCell type-specific moleculesDifferent expression patternsGrowth factorLoss of polarityTranscription factorsEmbryonic developmentLoss of expressionRetinal cell typesExpression patternsPrE cellsFibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorPigment epitheliumCell typesRod photoreceptorsUnique moleculesOcular metabolismRPE layerMonolayer culturesWide arrayExpressionCellsMammalsMolecules