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choroid [′kȯr‚ȯid] (anatomy) The highly vascular layer of the vertebrate eye, lying between the sclera and the retina. 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 pre-operative differential diagnosis included glomus tumor (vagale or jugulare), meningioma, ELST, choroid plexus papilloma, and aneurysmal bone cyst. An indocyanine green angiograph showed diffuse hyperfluorescence of the choroid. Because of their accumulation in the choroid plexus (the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier), cadmium and lead have also been connected with neurotoxicity and neurological disorders, which are often associated with elevated oxidative stress and/or inefficient repair responses (Zheng 2001). |
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