2012
Form and Function of the M4 Cell, an Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cell Type Contributing to Geniculocortical Vision
Estevez ME, Fogerson PM, Ilardi MC, Borghuis BG, Chan E, Weng S, Auferkorte ON, Demb JB, Berson DM. Form and Function of the M4 Cell, an Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cell Type Contributing to Geniculocortical Vision. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 13608-13620. PMID: 23015450, PMCID: PMC3474539, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1422-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBeta-GalactosidaseCholera ToxinCholine O-AcetyltransferaseDendritesElectroretinographyFemaleGeniculate BodiesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLightMaleMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhotic StimulationRetinaRetinal Ganglion CellsRod OpsinsVisual CortexVisual FieldsVisual PathwaysConceptsM4 cellsM2 cellsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusPhotosensitive retinal ganglion cellsInner plexiform layerRetinal ganglion cellsLateral geniculate nucleusRetinal output neuronsNonlinear spatial summationCholinergic bandDendritic stratificationON sublaminaLarge somataPlexiform layerGanglion cellsDendritic arborsGeniculate nucleusPhotopigment melanopsinVentral retinaDorsal retinaMouse retinaDirection selectivityFunctional rodsCentral projectionsM3 cells
2001
Bipolar Cells Contribute to Nonlinear Spatial Summation in the Brisk-Transient (Y) Ganglion Cell in Mammalian Retina
Demb J, Zaghloul K, Haarsma L, Sterling P. Bipolar Cells Contribute to Nonlinear Spatial Summation in the Brisk-Transient (Y) Ganglion Cell in Mammalian Retina. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 7447-7454. PMID: 11567034, PMCID: PMC6762908, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-19-07447.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar cellsGanglion cellsBrisk-transient ganglion cellsReceptive fieldsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsGuinea pig retinaNonlinear spatial summationNonlinear receptive fieldsAmacrine cellsPostsynaptic potentialsPig retinaExcitatory mechanismsMammalian retinaY cellsLinear receptive fieldsSpatial summationBipolar inputRetinaCellsPeripheral componentsCentral componentAcetylcholineTetrodotoxinGABA