Ganglion cells

Ganglion cells are the last cells in the phototransduction cascade. They are situated it the ganglion cell layers, its dendrites are connected with bipolar and amacrine cells and its axon reaches via the optic chiasm, making up the optic nerve, to different parts of the brain. A large variety of ganglion cells have been identified, each of them being morphologically and functionally distinct. Each kind of ganglion cell receives its information from distinct neuronal circuit as every ganglion cell processes information sent from multiple photoreceptors (approximately 1:10) (Kim et al., 2021).

Antibodies that label the Ganglion cells


References

Kim US, Mahroo OA, Mollon JD, Yu-Wai-Man P. 2021. Retinal ganglion cells—diversity of cell types and clinical relevance. Frontiers in Neurology. 12:661938.