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Bruch's membrane |
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Bruch's membrane [′brüks ‚mem‚brān] (anatomy) The membrane of the retina that separates the pigmented layer of the retina from the choroid coat of the eye. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The TIMP3 mutations may promote excessive growth of blood vessels through Bruch's membrane, which lies below the retina, they speculate. Campochiaro and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins conducted experiments on transgenic mice with CNV caused by an over expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in the retina and mice with laser-induced rupture of Bruch's membrane. The retina and Bruch's membrane (the tissue behind the retina that separates it from the blood vessels of the choroids) are two of the tissues that stretch and become thin. |
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