Axosomatic retinal projection to deep tectal neurons and retinopetal neurons in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides lacepede).
Retinal connections were studied in largemouth bass with a cobalt-lysine method. Retinopetal neurons were identified in the area ventralis pars ventralis of the telencephalon. The retinofugal pathways are the same as reported earlier, except for a massive projection to one layer of cells in the striatum griseum periventriculare of the optic tectum. Such a projection has not previously been reported in any vertebrate.
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D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005399:Fishes; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000166:cytology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000166:cytology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology