Neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity identifies a regularly arrayed group of amacrine cells within the cat retina
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-1-1994
Journal
Journal of Comparative Neurology
Volume
346
Issue
4
DOI
10.1002/cne.903460402
Keywords
immunohistochemistry; neuroanatomy; neuropeptides
Abstract
Retinal amacrine cells can be divided into subgroups on the basis of morphological properties and chemical content. It is likely that these subgroups have specific connections and serve unique functional roles within the inner plexiform layer. In the present study we show that immunoreactivity to neuropeptide Y (NPY) identifies a group of amacrine cells (165,000–170,000) whithin the adult cat retina. This is the largest group of peptide‐containing amacrine cells identified to date in the cat retina. These neurons have small cell bodies and are regularly spaced at all regular spacing, suggests that these neurons form a specific subgroup of the amacrine cell class and are likely to serve a unique role in the transfer of visual information through the inner plexiform layer. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Copyright © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
APA Citation
Hutsler, J., & Chalupa, L. (1994). Neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity identifies a regularly arrayed group of amacrine cells within the cat retina. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 346 (4). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.903460402