Publication: Number and spatial distribution of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in the adult albino rat
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Galindo Romero, Caridad ; Jiménez López, Manuel ; García Ayuso, Diego ; Salinas Navarro, Manuel Ángel ; Nadal-Nicolás, Francisco Manuel ; Agudo Barriuso, Marta ; Villegas Pérez, Maria Paz ; Avilés Trigueros, Marcelino ; Vidal Sanz, Manuel
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Facultades de la UMU::Facultad de Medicina
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Elsevier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2012.12.010
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Abstract
Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) respond directly to light and are responsible of the synchronization of the circadian rhythm with the photic stimulus and for the pupillary light reflex. To quantify the total population of rat-ipRGCs and to assess their spatial distribution we have developed an automated routine and used neighbour maps. Moreover, in all analysed retinas we have studied the general population of RGCs - identified by their Brn3a expression - and the population of ipRGCs - identified by melanopsin immunodetection - thus allowing the co-analysis of their topography. Our results show that the total mean number ± standard deviation of ipRGCs in the albino rat is 2047 ± 309. Their distribution in the retina seems to be complementary to that of Brn3a(+)RGCs, being denser in the periphery, especially in the superior retina where their highest densities are found in the temporal quadrant, above the visual streak. In addition, by tracing the retinas from both superior colliculi, we have also determined that 90.62% of the ipRGC project to these central targets.
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Exp Eye Res. 2013 Mar;108:84-93.
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