retinal ganglion cell
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Ganglion cell — Infobox neuron neuron name = Ganglion cell image neuron = Gray624.png caption neuron = Various forms of nerve cells. A. Pyramidal cell. B. Small multipolar cell, in which the dendrites quickly divides into numerous branches. C. Small fusiform… … Wikipedia
ganglion cell — n a nerve cell having its body outside the central nervous system * * * 1. a form of large nerve cell characteristic of ganglia; called also gangliocyte. 2. any of those retinal cells that are the third (last) neurons in the vertical linkage of… … Medical dictionary
Photosensitive ganglion cell — Section of retina: light strikes first the ganglion cell layer, last the rods and cones Photosensitive ganglion cells, also called photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (pRGC), intrinsically photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (ipRGC) or… … Wikipedia
Ganglion cell layer — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 225 GrayPage = 1016 Caption = Section of retina. (Ganglionic layer labeled at right, third from the top.) Caption2 = Plan of retinal neurons. (Ganglionic layer labeled at left, third from the… … Wikipedia
Giant retinal ganglion cells — are photosensitive ganglion cells with large dendritic trees discovered in the human and macaque retina by Dacey et al (2005).Giant retinal ganglion cells contain a photopigment, melanopsin, allowing them to respond directly to light. They also… … Wikipedia
ganglion cell layer of retina — a layer of the stratum nervosum retinae, situated between the inner plexiform layer and the nerve fiber layer, consisting essentially of the ganglion cells of the retina, and containing also the MÑŒller fibers, neuroglia, and branches of the… … Medical dictionary
ganglion cell — A type of interneuron that conveys information from the retinal bipolar, horizontal and amacrine cells to the brain … Dictionary of molecular biology
Photoreceptor cell — This article is about cellular photoreceptors. For other types of photoreceptors, see Photoreceptor (disambiguation). Rods and cones redirects here. For the Blue Man Group song, see Rods and Cones (song). Neuron: Photoreceptor Cell … Wikipedia
Midget cell — A midget cell is one type of retinal ganglion cell. Midget cells originate in the ganglion cell layer of the retina, and project to the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). The axons of midget cells travel through the… … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
