Pigmented layer

Stratum pigmentosum

Definition

Felipe Barona Lopez

The pigmented layer is a simple layer of cells containing a lot of melanin between the neural layer of the retina and the complexus basalis of the choroidea to which it attaches.

References

Barone R, Simoens P. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 7, Neurologie II, Vigot, Paris, 2010.