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Definition

noun

A radially-arranged fiber comprised of sustentacular cells. The fiber spans through the thickness of the retina and provides support to the nervous elements in the retina.

Supplement

The fibers form a dense, continuous meshwork that support the different layers of nervous elements in the retina.

Word origin: after Heinrich Müller, a German anatomist, who first described it in 1851

Variant(s):

• Sustentacular fiber of retina

Synonym(s):

• fiber of Muller
• Müller's fibres
• Müller's radial cells
• fibrae circulares
• Muller's muscle
• Muller cell