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The macula (/ˈmækjʊlə/) or macula lutea is an oval-shaped pigmented area in the center of the retina of the human eye and in other animals. The macula in

Look up macula or maculation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A macula is a spot on the retina of the human eye. Macula may also refer to: Macula (archaeology)

contact with the recessus ellipticus and the part below it. The macula of utricle (macula acustica utriculi) is a small (2 by 3 mm) thickening lying horizontally

In the kidney, the macula densa is an area of closely packed specialized cells lining the wall of the distal tubule where it touches the glomerulus. Specifically

is categorized by the change in the macula. Those with dry-form AMD have drusen, cellular debris in their macula that gradually damages light-sensitive

of closely packed cones in the eye. It is located in the center of the macula lutea of the retina. The fovea is responsible for sharp central vision (also

A desmosome (/ˈdɛzməˌsoʊm/; "binding body"), also known as a macula adherens (plural: maculae adherentes) (Latin for adhering spot), is a cell structure

Mordor Macula /ˈmɔːrdɔːr ˈmækjʊlə/ is the informal name for a large dark area about 475 km in diameter near the north pole of Charon, Pluto's largest moon

glomerulus. The juxtaglomerular apparatus consists of three types of cells: the macula densa, in the distal straight tubule (thick ascending limb of the loop of

Ganesa Macula is a dark feature on Saturn's moon Titan. It is named after the Hindu god Ganesha. Ganesa was formerly tentatively identified as a cryovolcanic