Mosaic properties of midget and parasol ganglion cells in the marmoset retina

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作者
Szmajda, BA
Grünert, U
Martin, PR
机构
[1] Natl Vis Res Inst Australia, Carlton, Vic 3053, Australia
[2] Univ Melbourne, Dept Optometry & Vis Sci, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
关键词
Callithrix jacchus; New World primate; color vision; coverage; dendritic-field orientation;
D O I
10.1017/S0952523805224021
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
We measured mosaic properties of midget and parasol ganglion cells ill the retina of a New World monkey, the common marmoset Callithrix jocchus. We addressed the functional specialization of these populations for color and spatial vision, by comparing the mosaic of ganglion cells ill dichroniatic ("red-green color blind") and trichromatic marmosets. Ganglion cells were labelled by photolytic amplification of retrograde marker ("photofilling") following injections into the lateral geniculate nucleus, or by intracellular in injection in an ill vitro retina[ preparation. The dendritic-field size, shape, and overlap of neighboring cells were measured. We show that in marmosets, both midget and parasol cells exhibit. a radial bias, so that the long axis of the dendritic field points towards the fovea. The radial bias is similar for parasol cells and midget cells, despite the fact that midget cell dendritic fields are more elongated than are those of parasol cells. The dendritic fields of midget ganglion cells front the same (ON or OFF) response-type array show very little overlap, consistent with the low coverage of the midget mosaic in humans. No large differences in radial bias, or overlap, were seen on comparing retinae front dichromatic and trichromatic animals. These data suggest that radial bias in ganglion cell Populations is a consistent feature of the primate retina. Furthermore, they suggest that the mosaic properties of the midget cell population are associated with high spatial resolution rather than being specifically associated with trichromatic color vision.
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