The distribution of photoreceptors, dopaminergic amacrine cells and ganglion cells in the retina of the North American opossum (Didelphis virginiana).

Abstract:

:Quantitative light microscopic techniques have been applied to photoreceptors, ganglion cells and dopaminergic amacrine cells in the retina of the North American opossum Didelphis virginiana. This marsupial has a retina with a central areal specialization where ganglion cells reach a maximum density of 2900/mm2 and cone photoreceptors are concentrated. However, the retina is very much rod dominated and there is a ring of peak rod density approximately 2 mm around the area centralis (a.c.). At the a.c. the cone to rod ratio is 1:50 while in peripheral retina it is 1:120. Dopaminergic amacrines, revealed by induced fluorescence (Fa/Glu) techniques are extremely numerous in opossum retina reaching a peak density at the a.c. and distributed in a high density plateau covering much of tapetal superior retina. Opossum retina is compared to mammalian retinas, particularly cats, with the aim of understanding the evolution of mammalian retinal circuits.

journal_name

Vision Res

journal_title

Vision research

authors

Kolb H,Wang HH

doi

10.1016/0042-6989(85)90035-5

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1985-01-01 00:00:00

pages

1207-21

issue

9

eissn

0042-6989

issn

1878-5646

pii

0042-6989(85)90035-5

journal_volume

25

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