beta-like ganglion cells in the retina of the North American opossum.
Injection of horseradish peroxidase into the severed optic tract or nerve of the opossum retrogradely filled retinal ganglion cells. An abundance of well-labeled ganglion cells had dendritic morphology closely resembling that of beta-type ganglion cells in the cat retina. This finding suggests that an X-like functional class of ganglion cells is prominent in the retina of the opossum.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009893:Opossums / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D013045:Species Specificity