Table 2.
Summary of amacrine cell types in Cre driver lines
| Cre driver | Cell type | Soma location | Soma diameter (μm) | Dendritic diameter (μm) | Dendritic stratification (% in IPL) | Axon-like process stratification (% in IPL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRH | CRH-1 AC (n = 18 from 11 retinas) | GCL | 11.3 ± 2.3 | 224 ± 36 | 83 ± 7 (on) | NA |
| CRH | CRH-2 AC (n = 10 from 10 retinas) | GCL | 13.9 ± 2.0 | 311 ± 51 | 84 ± 6 (on) | 83 ± 5 (proximal) |
| 9 ± 5 (off) | 84 ± 3 (distal) | |||||
| VIP | VIP-1 ACa (n = 22 from 7 retinas) | INL | 11.0 ± 1.1 | 294 ± 90 (on) | 67 ± 11 (on) | NA |
| 280 ± 83 (off) | 14 ± 8 (off) | |||||
| nNOS | nNOS-1 ACa (n = 10 from 10 retinas) | GCL | 13.9 ± 1.3 | 266 ± 50 | 84 ± 5 (on) | 84 ± 7 (proximal) |
| 8 ± 6 (off) | 83 ± 4 (distal) | |||||
| nNOS | nNOS-2 ACa (n = 8 from 3 retinas) | INL (75%) GCL (25%) | 12.0 ± 2.0 | 2620 ± 570 | 47 ± 3 | NA |
| SST | SST-1 ACa (n = 17 from 17 retinas) | GCL | 15.6 ± 2.0 | 337 ± 64 | 88 ± 10 (on) | 86 ± 9 (proximal) |
| 8 ± 3 (distal) | ||||||
| CCK | SAC (n = 9 from 6 retinas) | GCL INL | 13.0 ± 1.9 | 266 ± 31 | 60 ± 2 (on) | NA |
| CCK | A17 (n = 5 from 5 retinas) | INL | 10.9 ± 1.3 | 848 ± 45 | 90 ± 2 (on) | NA |
Data are presented as mean ± SD. AC, Amacrine cell; NA, not applicable.
aCells express the protein corresponding to the promoter.