See Also: neuroepithelial layer of retina(medicine)
pigmented layer of retina(medicine)
molecular layer of retina(medicine)
neural layer of retina(medicine)
ganglionic layer of retina(medicine)
cerebral layer of retina(medicine)
internal nuclear layer of retina(medicine)
external nuclear layer of retina(medicine)
neural layer of optic retina(medicine)
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neuroepithelial layer of retina (medicine)


neuroepithelial layer of retina


The outermost layer of the cerebral layer of retina, composed of the primary receptor cells of the retina; the stratum consists of two sublayers: 1) an external layer made up of the rods and cones, the photosensitive processes of the receptor cells, and 2) the external nuclear layer containing the cell bodies of these cells; the external limiting membrane forms a perforated supporting plate between the two sublayers; the name refers to the fact that the retinal receptor cells are a specialised form of (epithelial) ependyma cell and thus, in a sense, are comparable to the neuroepithelial cells (e.g., hair cells) of other sense organs.

Synonym: external nuclear layer of retina, stratum neuroepitheliale retinae, stratum nucleare externum retinae.