Amacrine cell
| Amacrine cell | |
|---|---|
Xenopus retinal cells stained for cdk2/cyclin2 with red arrow indicating amacrine cell. IPL is shown in black-white. | |
| Details | |
| Location | Inner nuclear layer and Ganglion cell layer of the retina |
| Shape | Varies |
| Function | inhibitory or neuromodulatory interneurons |
| Neurotransmitter | gamma-Aminobutyric acid, glycine, DA, or 5-HT |
| Presynaptic connections | Bipolar cells |
| Postsynaptic connections | Bipolar cells and Ganglion cells |
| Identifiers | |
| MeSH | D025042 |
| NeuroLex ID | nifext_36 |
| FMA | 67766 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
In the anatomy of the eye, amacrine cells are interneurons in the retina.[1] They are named from Greek a– 'non' makr– 'long' and in– 'fiber', because of their short neuronal processes. Amacrine cells are inhibitory neurons which project their dendritic arbors onto the inner plexiform layer (IPL). They interact with retinal ganglion cells and bipolar cells.[2]
- ^ Kolb, H; Nelson, R; Fernandez, E (1995), Roles of Amacrine Cells, PMID 21413397
- ^ Balasubramanian, R; Gan, L (2014). "Development of Retinal Amacrine Cells and Their Dendritic Stratification". Current Ophthalmology Reports. 2 (3): 100–106. doi:10.1007/s40135-014-0048-2. PMC 4142557. PMID 25170430.