ciliary marginal zone

Term ID

UBERON:0003065

Synonyms

• circumferential germinal zone
• CMZ
• peripheral growth zone
• retinal ciliary marginal zone
• retinal proliferative zone

Definition

Region at the periphery of the retina where retinal stem cells are located. After 60 hpf, the CMZ is the source of most retinal growth.[Wehman et al, 2005] curator

References

• AAO:0010342
• EFO:0003668
• TAO:0001289
• VHOG:0000088
• XAO:0000086
• ZFA:0001289

Ontology

Uberon Ontology