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Sublamina a (OFF) and sublamina b (ON) layers of the inner plexiform layer

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M1 Melanopsin Ganglion Cells In The ​Mus Musculus​ Retina Are Similar In Shape And Size, Geoffrey K. Sarpong Jan 2019

M1 Melanopsin Ganglion Cells In The ​Mus Musculus​ Retina Are Similar In Shape And Size, Geoffrey K. Sarpong

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An M1 melanopsin retinal ganglion cell (mRGC) is a subtype of the five melanopsin ganglion cells. The M1-type mRGC is distributed on the dorsal retina of a mouse and has an extensively overlapping dendritic network in both the sublamina a (OFF) and sublamina b (ON) layers of the inner plexiform layer. In the dorsal retina, the M1-type mRGCs are distinct and asymmetric.

The aim of this study was to examine the morphological similarity (shape and size) of M1-type mRGCs. The study traced 20 neurons in the first four months of a glaucoma retina of a DBA mouse, made measurements of …