Class I and Class II ganglion cells of rabbit retina: A structural basis for X and Y (brisk) cells

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 478, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 323-346

  Famiglietti, Edward V ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha cells; Class III ganglion cells; Dendritic field diameter; Dendritic stratification; Dendritic trees; Inner plexiform layer

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DENDRITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; RETINA NERVE CELL; RETINA X CELL; RETINA Y CELL; STAINING;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL SIZE; DENDRITIC CELLS; GOLGI APPARATUS; RABBITS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 4644276708     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20268     Document Type: Article

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