Term Name: | outer limiting layer of retina |
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Synonyms: | blood retina barrier, BRB, external limiting lamina of retina, external limiting membrane, external limiting membrane of retina, outer limiting membrane, outer limiting membrane of retina, outer limiting membranes, retina external limiting lamina, retina outer limiting membrane, stratum limitans externum (retina) |
Definition: | The row of jucntional complexes between the plasma membranes of rod segments and the Muller glia cells; this barrier separates the layer of inner and outer segments of the rods and cones from the outer nuclear layer and forms a blood-retina barrier[MP]. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001788] |