A retrograde fluorescence double-labeling study of the cat's optic nerve cell which has a bifurcating axon.
Injection of the fluorescent tracers, Evans Blue (EB) and 4'-6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride hydrate (DAPI) or Fluoro-Gold (FG) into the dorsal nucleus of the lateral geniculate body (dLGN) and the ipsilateral superior colliculus (SC) of adult cats demonstrated the existence of double-labeled optic nerve cells in the retina denoting that their axons bifurcate and project to both of these structures. These cells were seen in the temporal half and dorsal-dorsonasal and ventral-ventronasal octants of the ipsilateral retina and accounted for 11.5% of all the labeled cells. On the contralateral side, they were seen in the entire retina and accounted for 13.7% of all the labeled cells.
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First Department of Anatomy, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons; D002415:Cats / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005070:Evans Blue; D005260:Female; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007211:Indoles; D008297:Male; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000166:cytology*; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology*
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007211:Indoles; D005070:Evans Blue; C007293:DAPI