title: Axonal projections of X-cells to the superior colliculus and to the nucleus of the optic tract in cats.
abstract: Axonal projections of ganglion cells to the superior colliculus (SC) and to the nucleus of the optic tract (NOT) were re-examined physiologically in the cat's retina. Taking care to minimize current spreads around the stimulating electrodes placed in the NOT or the SC, we reached a conclusion that a substantial proportion of X-cells project to the NOT while a small but definite proportion of them project to the SC.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D002415:Cats; D004056:Differential Threshold; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D005724:Ganglia / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology*