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Ciliary muscle structure

Known as: M. ciliaris, Ciliary Muscle, ciliary muscles 
A ring of smooth muscle consisting of circular and radiating fibers within the middle layer of the eye. The ciliary muscle is innervated by both the… 
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Ciliary Body
Circular part of ciliary muscleMusculoskeletal System

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Longitudinal part of ciliary muscle

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2009
2009
Effects of ciliary muscle plasmid electrotransfer of TNF-α soluble receptor variants in experimental uveitis
Intraocular inflammation has been recognized as a major factor leading to blindness. Because tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF… 
2009
2009
Pilocarpine-induced subsensitivity to carbachol and pilocarpine of ciliary muscle in vervet and cynomolgus monkeys.
Vervet monkeys were given unilateral treatment for two weeks with one 2% pilocarpine eye drop three times daily between 8 a.m… 
1995
1995
Clinically successful contact transscleral krypton laser cyclophotocoagulation. Long-term histopathologic and immunohistochemical autopsy findings.
OBJECTIVE To report long-term histopathologic findings 10 months after contact transscleral krypton cyclophotocoagulation… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Monoclonal antibodies detect the conservation of muscarinic cholinergic receptor structure from Drosophila to human brain and detect possible structural homology with alpha 1-adrenergic receptors.
Muscarinic cholinergic receptors isolated from Drosophila heads, rat and human brain, dog heart, and monkey ciliary muscle were… 
1980
1980
Pharmacology of secoverine, a new spasmolytic agent with specific antimuscarinic properties. Part 1: Antimuscarinic and spasmolytic effects.
1-Cyclohexyl-4-[ethyl(p-methoxy-alpha-methylphenethyl)amino]-1-butanone hydrochloride (secoverine hydrochloride) is a neurotropic… 
1979
1979
The ultrastructural features of laser trabeculopuncture and cyclodialysis. Problems related to successful treatment of chronic simple glaucoma.
Microexplosions induced by a Q-switched Nd:glass laser working above optical breakdown power density levels are able to destroy… 
1968
1968
Degeneration of ciliary muscle and iris sphincter following resection of the ciliary ganglion.
1966
1966
The ocular pathology of Marfan's syndrome, including a clinicopathological correlation and an explanation of ectopia lentis.
Because of numerous and striking ocular abnormalities, Marfan's syndrome has always interested ophthalmologists. In spite of the… 
1963
1963
Traumatic cleavage of the chamber angle.
Introduction The pathology of tears into the face of the ciliary body after blunt trauma to the eye has been well described in… 
1959
1959
An immunological approach to the problem of lens regeneration.
Lens regeneration from the dorsal rim of the iris has been observed after removal of the original lens in many species of the…