Inner plexiform layer

Inner plexiform layer
Section of retina. (Inner plexiform layer labeled at right, fourth from the top.)
Plan of retinal neurons. (Inner plexiform layer labeled at left, fifth from the top.)
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Identifiers
Latin	stratum plexiforme internum retinae
TA98	A15.2.04.015
FMA	58704
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The inner plexiform layer is an area of the retina that is made up of a dense reticulum of fibrils formed by interlaced dendrites of retinal ganglion cells and cells of the inner nuclear layer. Within this reticulum a few branched spongioblasts are sometimes embedded.[1]

References

1. Nolte, John (2002). The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy. 5th ed. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 416–7. ISBN 0-323-01320-1.

External links

• Overview Archived 2010-07-01 at the Wayback Machine at utah.edu
• Histology image: 07902loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University