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Descriptor English:   Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative 
Descriptor Spanish:   Vitreorretinopatía Proliferativa 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Vitreorretinopatia Proliferativa 
Tree Number:   C11.768.890
C11.975
Definition English:   Vitreoretinal membrane shrinkage or contraction secondary to the proliferation of primarily retinal pigment epithelial cells and glial cells, particularly fibrous astrocytes, followed by membrane formation. The formation of fibrillar collagen and cellular proliferation appear to be the basis for the contractile properties of the epiretinal and vitreous membranes. 
Indexing Annotation English:   shrinkage of vitreoretinal membrane after prolif of retinal pigment cells
History Note English:   95 
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virology  
Record Number:   31976 
Unique Identifier:   D018630 

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