Reissner fiber

Reiss·ner fi·ber

(rīs'nĕr), a rodlike, highly refractive fiber running caudally from the subcommissural organ throughout the length of the central canal of the brainstem and spinal cord.

Reissner,

Ernst, German anatomist, 1824-1878. Reissner fiber - a rodlike, highly refractive fiber running caudally from the subcommissural organ throughout the length of the central canal of the brainstem and spinal cord.Reissner membrane - separates the cochlear duct from the vestibular canal. Synonym(s): vestibular membrane