title: Identification of ventral lateral geniculate nucleus cells projecting to the pretectum and superior colliculus in the cat.
abstract: Among 235 histologically identified cells of the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus (LGV) in the cat, 66 responded antidromically to electrical stimulation of the pretectum (PT) and/or superior colliculus (SC): 22 projected to PT, 22 to SC and 22 to both sites. The LGV cells were innervated by optic tract fibers corresponding to axons of X- as well as W-type retinal ganglion cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*