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Ganglion cell

Known as: Ganglion Cells, cells ganglion, gangliocyte 
A type of interneuron that conveys information to the brain.
National Institutes of Health

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Ganglia, Invertebrate

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Central projections of melanopsin‐expressing retinal ganglion cells in the mouse
A rare type of ganglion cell in mammalian retina is directly photosensitive. These novel retinal photoreceptors express the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Melanopsin-expressing ganglion cells in primate retina signal colour and irradiance and project to the LGN
Human vision starts with the activation of rod photoreceptors in dim light and short (S)-, medium (M)-, and long (L)- wavelength… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Phototransduction by Retinal Ganglion Cells That Set the Circadian Clock
Light synchronizes mammalian circadian rhythms with environmental time by modulating retinal input to the circadian pacemaker—the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Melanopsin-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells: Architecture, Projections, and Intrinsic Photosensitivity
The primary circadian pacemaker, in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the mammalian brain, is photoentrained by light signals… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Retinal ganglion cell death in experimental glaucoma and after axotomy occurs by apoptosis.
PURPOSE To investigate whether retinal ganglion cell death in experimental glaucoma and after axotomy occurs by apoptosis… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Synchronous bursts of action potentials in ganglion cells of the developing mammalian retina.
The development of orderly connections in the mammalian visual system depends on action potentials in the optic nerve fibers… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Topography of ganglion cells in human retina
We quantified the spatial distribution of presumed ganglion cells and displaced amacrine cells in unstained whole mounts of six… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Calbindin D-28k and parvalbumin in the rat nervous system
  • M. Celio
  • Neuroscience
  • 1990
  • Corpus ID: 30099647
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
The morphological types of ganglion cells of the domestic cat's retina
1. Three distinct morphological types of cat retinal ganglion cells have been identified and categorized as α, β and γ. Alpha… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
The contrast sensitivity of retinal ganglion cells of the cat
1. Spatial summation within cat retinal receptive fields was studied by recording from optic‐tract fibres the responses of… 
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