Loss of Y-cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus of monocularly deprived tree shrews.
In tree shrews (Tupaia glis) reared with one eye closed, Y-cells were almost entirely absent in the binocular segment of the lateral geniculate laminae receiving input from the deprived eye. Y-cells were found in the monocular segment of these laminae, and in the binocular segment of the laminae with input from the normal eye. X-cells were present in both the deprived and normal laminae and appeared unaffected by the deprivation. A number of abnormal cells were also found, and these were located primarily in the binocular segment where Y-cells were absent.
D000818:Animals; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development; D012788:Shrews / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development; D014796:Visual Perception