outer limiting layer

outer limiting layer

[TA]

the membranelike structure located immediately internal to the l. of inner and outer segments; made up of processes of the neuroglial cells of the retina (Müller cells); penetrated by the portion of the rods and cones located between the inner and outer segments and the cell body.

Synonym(s): stratum limitans externum [TA], stratum limitans externum retinae