Term: retina cell cortex
Note: This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name.
Name: retina
Synonyms: retinas
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that contains the retinal neural layer and the retinal pigmented epithelium, and develops from the optic cup.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000152]
Name: cell cortex
Synonyms: cell periphery, ectoplasm, peripheral cytoplasm
Definition: The region of a cell that lies just beneath the plasma membrane and often, but not always, contains a network of actin filaments and associated proteins.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005938]    QuickGO    AmiGO