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Fig. 7. Organotypic cultures of the RPE with attached choroid. RPE sheet with choroid was cultured on a filter membrane. (A) Day 6 in vitro (B, C, D, E) Day 30 in vitro. RPE cells begin to migrate out onto the filter membrane by Day 6, where they start to depigment and transform into fiber-like cells with long branching processes. (D, E) shows a culture stained with anti-acetylated tubulin. Scale bar in A is 50 μm and is applied to B, C, D. Bar in E is 10 μm. Image published in: Yoshii C et al. (2007) Copyright © 2007. Image reproduced with permission of the Publisher, Elsevier B. V. Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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