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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > eye diseases > retinal diseases > retinal degeneration > retinitis pigmentosa
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > eye diseases > retinal diseases > retinal degeneration > retinitis pigmentosa
Preferred Term:

retinosis pigmentaria

Definition:
Degeneración hereditaria progresiva de la retina, producida inicialmente por la muerte de los fotorreceptores de los bastones retinianos y después por la muerte de los fotorreceptores de los conos. Se caracteriza por la deposición de los pigmentos en la retina.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
degeneración retiniana
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/317435
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