Proliferative region at the periphery of the retina where retinal stem cells are located. After 60 hpf, the CMZ is the source of most retinal growth. [ http://zfin.org/ZDB-PUB-050427-5 ORCiD:0000-0001-9114-8737 GOC:mh ]
Synonyms: peripheral growth zone CMZ retinal ciliary marginal zone circumferential germinal zone