title: Cholecystokinin-like immunoreactive retinal ganglion cells project to the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus in pigeons.
abstract: A subpopulation of retinal ganglion cells projecting to the pigeon ventral lateral geniculate nucleus was shown to contain cholecystokinin-like immunoreactivity. These ganglion cells were mainly distributed in the peripheral retina, and their somata sizes were medium to large (14-23 microns). Taken together with previous findings, these results indicate that the retinal input to the ventral geniculate is chemically heterogeneous.
authors.affiliation: Neurosciences and Behavior Research Nucleus, São Paulo State University, Brazil.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Britto
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Hamassaki-Britto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D010856:Columbidae; D005260:Female; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D012844:Sincalide / Q000494:pharmacology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D012844:Sincalide