Retinal W‐cell projections to the medial interlaminar nucleus in the cat: Implications for ganglion cell classification

The perikaryal sizes and retinal distribution of ganglion cells labeled after small iontophoretic injections of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) into the medial interlaminar nucleus (MIN) were studied. Injections were also made into the LGNv and the C‐laminae of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (LGNd) for comparison. The results are consistent with suggestions that the MIN contains three approximately vertically oriented laminae which, from medial to lateral, receive their retinal input from, respectively, contralateral nasal, ipsilateral temporal, and contralateral temporal retina.

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