The conduction velocity in retino geniculate afferent fibers in the rabbit.
We have recorded X- and Y-like cells in the rabbit lateral geniculated nucleus (LGN) and found a small but statistically significant difference between the latencies of the two cell types to stimulation of the chiasm. The relative frequency of recordable Y-cells was equal in pigmented and in albino rabbits. No relative increase in the recording probability of Y-cells versus X-cells was found with increasing eccentricity of the receptive field (RF) locations with respect to the visual streak in either breed.
D000818:Animals; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D009431:Neural Conduction; D011817:Rabbits; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology