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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Comp Neurol. 2009 Feb 10;512(5):664–687. doi: 10.1002/cne.21912

TABLE 1.

Quantitative Data of Injected Ganglion Cells and Tracer Coupled Ganglion and Amacrine Cells (average ± SD)

Cell type Soma size
(μm)		 DF diameter
(μm)		 Stratification
level in IPL (%)		 Coupling to
GCs		 Coupling to ACs in GCL Coupling to ACs in INL
G1 (n=8) 20.3 ± 3.4 244.6 ± 29.9 78 ± 8.4 No

  • 2–17 (m=8.7 ± 4.7) large AC; ss=10.4–13.4 μm; d.strat: 71.8% ± 8.6; a.strat: 69.3% ± 10.7;

  • 5–21 (m=12.75 ± 6.1) small AC; ss=7.1–8.6 μm.

 No
G2 (n=19) 17.6 ± 2.9 200.3 ± 42.1 73.3 ± 8.1 No

  • 2–7 (m=5.1 ± 2.8) large AC; ss=9–12 μm; d.strat: 71.7% ± 7.1;

  • 2–6 (m=4.3 ± 3.1) small AC; ss=6–9 μm.

 No
G3 (n=58) 17.8 ± 2.3 185.4 ± 18.5 32.6 ± 9.1 3–8
(m=5.5 ± 2.5)		 No

  • 3–12 (m=6.21 ± 4.8 large AC; ss=8–11 μm; d.strat: 33.5% ± 7.;

  • 6–13 (mean = 8.1 ± 3.2 small AC; ss=6–8 μm
G4 (n=5) 12.7 ± 1.2 142.6 ± 25.1 45.7 ± 4.3 No No • 5–30 (m=18.5 ± 7.3 AC;
ss=5–9 μm.
G5 (n=12) 11.4 ± 1 105.3 ± 23.6 50.1 ± 12.6 No No No
G6 (n=19) 19 ± 3 189 ± 30.1 69.9 ± 8.9 No

  • 0–11 (m=4.5 ± 3.2 large AC; ss=10,6-12.2 μm; d.strat: 73.3% ± 7.8; a.strat: 74% ± 8.2;

  • 2–28 (m=12.2 ± 7.6 small AC; ss= 6–8.7 μm.

 No
G7 (n=11) 19 ± 3.2 196.3 ± 18 30 ± 10.7 2–7
(m=3.9 ± 1.9)		 No

  • 0-5 (m=2.7 ± 1.8 large AC; ss=8.7-10.7 μm; d.strat: 37.1% ± 8.7);

  • 2–17 (m=7.2 ± 5 small AC; ss=4.9–6.5 μm.
G8 (n=8) 15.2 ± 1.8 164.9 ± 45.9 45 ± 13.2–
67.7 ± 14.2		 No • 0–12 (m=5.3 ± 4.3 large AC;
ss=9–11.4 μm;
d.strat: 50.1% ± 17.6;

  • 3–24 (m=7.7 ± 6.7 large AC; ss=8.8–9.2 μm;

  • 3–32 (m=9.9 ± 8.7 small AC; ss=4.4–5.7 μm.
• 0–19 (m=7.3 ± 6.9 small AC;
ss=5.3–6.6 μm.
G9 (n=8) 14.5 ± 1.8 165.6 ± 32.2 61.6 ± 9.5 No No No
G10 (n=8) 18.4 ± 2 247.5 ± 34.1 71.3 ± 9.6 No

  • 7–12 (m=10 ± 2.6 large AC; ss=9–12.3 μm; d.strat: 69% ± 13.7; a.strat: 72.1% ± 12.4;

  • 3–9 (m=5.8 ± 2.8 small AC; ss=6.6–7.4 μm.

 No
G11 (n=12) 16.9 ± 2.6 183.3 ± 30.5 31.4 ± 13.7 0–7 (m=3 ± 2.7) No • 2–36 (m=10.7 ± 10.8 small
AC; ss=5.5–7μm.
G12 (n=3) 14.3 ± 2.5 201.2 ± 42.3 32.8 ± 11.7 and
66.7 ± 8.1		 No No
G13 (n=9) 15.4 ± 2.9 159.8 ± 25.9 38.9 ± 13.7–
65.4 ± 12.3		 0–10
(m=4.4 ± 3.6)

  • 0–7 (m=3.1 ± 2.5 large AC; ss=9.8–11.6 μm; d.strat: 59% ± 13.7;

  • 2–6 (m=4.6 ± 1.7 small AC; ss=5–6.8 μm.

  • 4–22 (m=7.9 ± 5.7 large AC; ss=8.3–10 μm;

  • 1–22 (m=10.9 ± 7.6 small AC; ss=4.7–6 μm.
G14 (n=3) 13 ± 1.8 135 ± 23.8 51.2 ± 13.6 No No No
G15 (n=3) 18 ± 2.5 153 ± 27 24.6 ±6 No No • 9–31 (m=20 ± 11 AC;
ss=5.7–7.7 μm;
G16 (n=3) 13.9 ± 3.7 123 ± 18.7 30 ± 3.8 and
56 ± 5.9		 2–3
(m=2.5 ± 0.7		 No No
G17 (n=16) 15.3 ± 1.6 159.3 ± 8.5 31.9 ± 11.2 and
67.8 ± 10.3		 1–17
(m=5.8 ± 4.3)		 No No
G18 (n=1) 15 62.5 25.2 ± 9.7 11 10 (ss=6.4–8 μm) 22 (ss=6.2–8.1 μm)
G19 (n=1) 11 NA 28.9 ± 11.4 No No No
G20 (n=1) 14 117 27.6 ± 4.8 and
51.4 ± 9.7		 No No 6 (ss=5–6 μm)
G21 (n=1) 15 162 66.5. ± 2.7 and
83.7 ± 2.7		 No 5 (ss=5–6 μm) No
G22 (n=1) 17 122 36.7 ± 8.3 and
56.7 ± 3.3		 No No No

DF, dendritic field; IPL, inner plexiform layer; GCs, ganglion cells; GCL, ganglion cells layer; ACs, amacrine cells; INL, inner nuclear layer; m, mean; ss, soma size (largest diameter); d.strat, dendritic stratification; a.strat, axonal stratification.