Morphologic Analysis and Classification of Ganglion Cells of the Chick Retina by Intracellular Injection of Lucifer Yellow and Retrograde Labeling with DiI

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 469, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 360-376

  Naito, Jumpei ^a,c   Chen, Yaoxing ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avian retina; Bird; Inner plexiform layer; Morphometry; Vision

Indexed keywords

3,3' DIHEXADECYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; 3,3'-DIHEXADECYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; CARBOCYANINE; CARBOCYANINE DYE; DYE; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; LUCIFER YELLOW; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; INJECTION; INTRACELLULAR ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE SPROUTING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; RETROGRADE LABELING; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; STAINING; TECHNIQUE; VISION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AXONS; CARBOCYANINES; CELL COUNT; CHICKENS; DENDRITES; ISOQUINOLINES; NEURONS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0942276353     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.11010     Document Type: Article

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