title: The fiber system of the choroidocapillaris.
abstract: In the central choroid of three cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca irus) and a baboon (Papio anubis) the shape of the choroidocapillary sinus is determined by a system of interstitial collagen fibers, the "fiber system of the choroidocapillaris". The inner leaflet of this system is Bruch's membrane. The outer leaflet consists of interwoven collagen bundles, covering the roof of the capillary sinus. Straight bundles of collagen fibers passing through connective tissue columns in the choroidocapillary sinus connect both leaflets. Forces created by changes in the arterial tone in the vascular stroma may be transmitted by the choroidocapillary fiber system to the elastic layer of Bruch's membrane.
authors: Department of Opthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 10032.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Krebs
authors: I P
authors: IP
authors: Krebs
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016570:Bruch Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002196:Capillaries / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003094:Collagen / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010215:Papio
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen