Inner plexiform layer

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.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	stratum plexiforme internum retinae
TA98	A15.2.04.015
FMA	58704
	Anatomical terminology

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

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

[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.

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