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A Quantitative Study of Ganglion Cells in the Goat Retina
Author(s) -
GonzalezSoriano J.,
MayayoVicente S.,
MartinezSainz P.,
ContrerasRodriguez J.,
RodriguezVeiga E.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.1997.tb00101.x
Subject(s) - retina , ganglion , giant retinal ganglion cells , anatomy , ganglion cell layer , streak , bistratified cell , biology , intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells , ridge , chemistry , retinal ganglion cell , neuroscience , mineralogy , paleontology
Summary As in a number of mammals, the most prominent feature of the ganglion‐cell layer in the retina of the murciano‐granadina goat is an increase in the density of ganglion cells in the central area, as well as a concentration along a ridge extending horizontally across the retina, below the optic disc, and in the upper temporal retina. Thus, there is an area of maximum density and two streaks that are known as the ‘horizontal’ and ‘vertical’ streak. The isodensity lines of ganglion‐cell distribution is roughly concentric, with their values varying from 304 cells/mm 2 in the periphery to 3592 cells/mm 2 in the central area, with the cells densely packed. There were some individual differences amongst the animal studied, although all of them were purebred animals.