"Bruch Membrane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The inner layer of CHOROID, also called the lamina basalis choroideae, located adjacent to the RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; (RPE) of the EYE. It is a membrane composed of the basement membranes of the choriocapillaris ENDOTHELIUM and that of the RPE. The membrane stops at the OPTIC NERVE, as does the RPE.
| Descriptor ID |
D016570
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.894.223.250 A10.272.220.250 A10.615.179.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Bruch Membrane- Bruch Membrane
- Membrane, Bruch
- Lamina Basalis Choroideae
- Bruch's Membrane
- Bruchs Membrane
- Membrane, Bruch's
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bruch Membrane" by people in Profiles.
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Rare and common variants in extracellular matrix gene Fibrillin 2 (FBN2) are associated with macular degeneration. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Nov 01; 23(21):5827-37.
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Aryl hydrocarbon receptor deficiency causes dysregulated cellular matrix metabolism and age-related macular degeneration-like pathology. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Oct 22; 110(43):E4069-78.