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A regional specialization in the opossum's retina: Quantitative analysis of the ganglion cell layer
Author(s) -
Hokoç Jan Nora,
OswaldoCruz Eduardo
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of comparative neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1096-9861
pISSN - 0021-9967
DOI - 10.1002/cne.901830210
Subject(s) - cresyl violet , opossum , retina , ganglion , soma , giant retinal ganglion cells , biology , anatomy , parasol cell , bistratified cell , retinal ganglion cell , ganglion cell layer , retinal , optic nerve , neuroscience , staining , genetics , biochemistry
The distribution of ganglion cells in the opossum's retina was determined from flat‐mounted preparations stained with cresyl‐violet. The retinal area is 109 mm 2 (SD = 16 mm 2 ). Maps of ganglion cell density were made from retinae of seven animals. in all maps iso‐density lines were approximately concentric, showing a slight elongation towards the nasal region. Cell density varied from 400 cells/mm 2 at the extreme periphery to 2,900 cells/mm 2 in the region of highest count, the are centralis . The center of this region lies 1.85 mm (26.3°) temporal to the center of the optic nerve head. The average total number of ganglion cells is 77,384 (SD = 10,173). Based upon soma diameter histograms ganglion cells were classified into three groups, showing at area centralis peaks at 7 μm, 12 μm and 15 μm respectively. Cell soma diameter ranged from 6 μm to 21 μm, larger values being observed at the periphery.