Target-specific morphology of retinal axon arbors in the adult hamster

• Published in: Visual neuroscience Vol. 15; no. 3; p. 559
• Main Authors: Ling, C, Schneider, G E, Jhaveri, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.1998
• Subjects: Animals; Axons; Cholera Toxin - metabolism; Cricetinae; Female; Geniculate Bodies - anatomy & histology; Geniculate Bodies - physiology; Hypothalamus - anatomy & histology; Immunoenzyme Techniques; Male; Mesencephalon - anatomy & histology; Mesocricetus; Presynaptic Terminals - physiology; Retina - anatomy & histology; Retina - physiology; Superior Colliculi - anatomy & histology; Superior Colliculi - physiology; Telencephalon - anatomy & histology; Visual Pathways - anatomy & histology; Visual Pathways - physiology

The B fragment of cholera toxin (CT-B) provides a highly sensitive anterograde tracer for labeling retinofugal axons, revealing dense projections to known central retinorecipient nuclei, and sparse but distinct inputs to regions that have not been traditionally recognized as targets of direct retina...