title: The tasks of amacrine cells.
abstract: Their unique patterns of size, numbers, and stratification indicate that amacrine cells have diverse functions. These are mostly unknown, as studies using imaging and electrophysiological methods have only recently begun. However, some of the events that occur within the amacrine cell population--and some important unresolved puzzles--can be stated purely from structural reasoning.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA. richard_masland@meei.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Masland
mesh_terms: D025042:Amacrine Cells / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology