Amacrine cells |
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| Authors: | R H Masland |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Solar Radiation Group, Departament de Física de la Terra i Termodinàmica, Universitat de València, Burjassot, Spain;2. Solar Radiation Group, Departament de Matemàtiques per a l''Economia i l''Empresa, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain;3. Solar Radiation Group, Departament de Didàctica de les Ciències Experimentals i Socials, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain;4. Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Salta, Argentina;5. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía No Convencional (INENCO), Salta, Argentina |
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| Abstract: | Vertebrate retinas have a dazzling array of amacrine cells, and each type of amacrine cell must have a specific role in the retina's function. The problem is to learn why so much internal circuitry is required. One way to try to understand the cells is to look for subgroups among them that have common functions. If one groups amacrine cells on the basis of their mosaics across the retinal surface, they fall naturally into three classes. It also becomes apparent that certain rare amacrine cells — which receive disproportionate emphasis in a simple listing of amacrine cell shapes — affect the transmission of information through the retina only indirectly. |
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