title: A suprachiasmatic nucleus projecting retinal ganglion cell exhibits an unusually large dendritic field in the hamster.
abstract: The majority of retinal ganglion cells innervating the suprachiasmatic nucleus are intrinsically light sensitive, while the rest are conventional ganglion cells that collect inputs through conventional photoreceptors. Here we report a rarely encountered ganglion cell that had a dendritic field covering approximately 14.4% of retinal surface and its processes ramified in both the inner and the outer plexiform layers. This cell could have a potential role in detecting luminance changes over a large area of retinal surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Mingliang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Baiyu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Rachel S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: Kwok-Fai
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: So
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001710:Biotin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D002452:Cell Count / Q000379:methods; D006224:Cricetinae; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology*; D003911:Dextrans / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D013493:Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003911:Dextrans; C076397:biotinylated dextran amine; C070614:neurobiotin; D001710:Biotin