Muller fibers

Mül·ler fi·bers

(mul'ĕr),

1. Synonym(s): circular fibers

2. sustentacular neuroglial cells of the retina, running through the thickness of the retina from the internal limiting membrane to the bases of the rods and cones where they form a row of junctional complexes. Synonym(s): Müller radial cells, sustentacular fibers of retina

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Müller,

Heinrich, German anatomist, 1820-1864.

Müller fibers - (1) circular fibers - (2) sustentacular neuroglial cells of the retina. Synonym(s): Müller radial cells

Müller muscle - Synonym(s): circular fibers; orbitalis muscle; superior tarsal muscle

Müller radial cells - Synonym(s): Müller fibers (2)

Müller trigone - the floor of the supraoptic recess of the third ventricle.

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