AII amacrine cells
AII amacrine cells are a subtype of amacrine cells present in the retina of mammals.
AII amacrine cell serve the critical role of transferring light signals from rod photoreceptors to the retinal ganglion cells
The Classical Rod Pathway described the role of AII amacrine cells in the mammalian retina. This can be summarised as follows:
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- Other AII amacrine cells
- ON-cone bipolar cells
- In sublamina A, the dendrites of the AII amacrine cell usually form inhibitory glycinergic synapses onto the OFF-cone bipolar cells
The ON- and OFF- cone bipolar cells in turn contact the ON- and OFF-centre retinal ganglion cells, respectively.
Note: A small proportion of rods contact the cone bipolar cells directly.Footnotes
