An unusual optic fiber pattern in the retina of the primitive fish Pantodon buchholzi, Peters.
The organization of the fiber layer in the retinas of fishes belonging to the suborder Osteoglossoidei appears to be unique amongst bony fishes. The intraretinal pattern of ganglion cell axons is described for one of the species (Pantodon buchholzi). The pattern is unusually linear rather than radial and its organization conforms to a remarkable falciform process.
Saidel
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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Georgetown University Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Washington, DC 20007.
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons; D005399:Fishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000166:cytology