Cell death and phagocytosis in the neuroepithelium of the developing retina. A TEM and SEM study.
Phagocytosis by neuroepithelial cells independent of the presence of pseudopodes is observed as the main mechanism of elimination of physiologically degenerating cells during the early development of the retina in the chick embryo.
D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*