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
2011
Spectral and Temporal Sensitivity of Cone-Mediated Responses in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells
Wang YV, Weick M, Demb JB. Spectral and Temporal Sensitivity of Cone-Mediated Responses in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 7670-7681. PMID: 21613480, PMCID: PMC3122925, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0629-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCone-mediated responsesM-opsin expressionGanglion cellsMouse retinaMouse retinal ganglion cellsRod-mediated responsesSlower temporal processingRetinal ganglion cellsWild-type miceGanglion cell responsesCone-mediated visionMouse ganglion cellsVentral retinaDorsal retinaRod functionCone functionCell responsesS-opsinRetinaMiceMouse photoreceptorsExpression ratioLight stimulationPhotoreceptor typesTemporal processing