Table 1.
Retinorecipient regions in the mouse brain
| Mouse (contra/ipsi) | Mouse a ipRGC proj. | Hamster b | Grass Rat c | Rat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal Forebrain | |||||
| AAV | +/− | − | + | − | + g |
| ACo | − | ± d | |||
| HDB | +/± | ± | ± d | + q | |
| LOT | −/− | − | + | − | − g |
| MeA | +/+ | + | + | ± | + q |
| MePV | +/+ | + d | + q | ||
| Pir | − | − | + | − | − g |
| PRh | − | − | + | − | − g |
| SI | ++/− | ± | − d | − | |
| Tu | − | − | + | − | + q |
| Hypothalamus | |||||
| AH | +/+ | + | +++ | ++ | + g |
| DA | − | − | + 1 | − | |
| DM | − | − | + | − | + m |
| LA | +/+ | + | + | ++ | + g |
| LH | ++/+ | + | ++ | ++ | + e,g |
| LPO | +/− | + | ++ d | − | + m |
| MPA | ±/− | + | − | + | + q |
| MPO | − | − | − | ++ | + q |
| Pa | ±/± | − | ± | ± | + q |
| Pe | − | ± d | ++ | + q | |
| pSON | +++/++ | +++ | +++ d | +++ | + e,g |
| RCh | ++/++ | + | ++ | ++ | + g |
| SCN | +++++/+++++ | +++++ | +++++ | ++++ | + g |
| SON | ++ | ± | ± | + p,q | |
| sPa | ++/++ | + | ++ | ± | + g |
| VLPO | ±/± | + | ++ | + | + e,n |
| VMH | − | + | + | − | DtN + m |
| Thalamus and Subthalamus | |||||
| AD | +/− | ± | + | ± | + h |
| AV | − | + h | |||
| BSTPI | − | − | +++ | − | |
| BSTPL | − | − | − | ± | |
| BSTPM | +/− | ± | +++ | + | + h,q |
| DLG | +++++/+++ | ++ | ++++ | +++++ | + f |
| IGL | ++++/+++ | ++++ | +++ | +++ | + f |
| IMA | ±/− | − | ++ | ||
| CL | D ++/+ | + | + | ± | |
| LP | ++/+ | − | +++ | ++ | + f |
| PHb | +++/± | +++ | ++ d | ± | + p |
| PP | ++++/+ | ++++ d | |||
| PVA | − | − | − d | ± | |
| Re | − | − | ± | ± | |
| SG | +/− | − | + d | ++ | |
| SubG | ++/− | + | ++ | ||
| VLG | ++++/++ | +++ | ++++ | +++++ | + f |
| ZI | +/− | ± | + | ± | + s |
| Pretectum | |||||
| APT(dorsal) | +++/± | − | + | +++ | − o |
| CPT | +++/+ | ++ | + | + | + e |
| MPT | +++/++ | − | ++ | ++ | + q |
| NOT | +++++/+ | − | ++++ | +++++ | + f |
| OPT | ++++/+++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | + e,f |
| PLi | ++/+ | +++ | +++ | ++ | + f |
| PPT | +++++/+++ | +++ | +++ | ++++ | + f |
| Accessory Optic Nuclei | |||||
| DT | ++++/++ | − | ++++ d | +++++ | + r |
| LT | ++/+ | − | ++++ | ++ | + r |
| MT | +++++/+++ | − | +++++ | +++++ | + r |
| tzSF | +++++/+++ | +++++ | |||
| Superior Colliculus | |||||
| Zo | +++++/++ | +/− | +++++ | +++++ | + e |
| SuG | +++++/+ | + | +++++ d | +++++ | + e |
| Op | +++++/+++ | ++ | +++++ d | +++++ | + e |
| InG | +++/+ 2 | − | +++ d | + | + e |
| InWh | − | + d | |||
| Other Midbrain | |||||
| DCIC | +/− | − | ++ d | ± | + i |
| DR | − | +/− | − d | − | + j,k |
| LPB | − | − | − | − | + l |
| MRF | − | − d | ± | ||
| PAG | − | +/− | + d | ± | + j |
| PN | ±/− | ± d | |||
Estimated Density: extremely dense +++++; dense ++++; moderate +++; modest ++; sparse +; very sparse ±; none −; an empty cell indicates no data available; for the rat, ‘+’ indicates ‘present’);D – dorsal part; DtN – dorsal to the nucleus.
d
(Morin and Blanchard, unpub. data);
e
(Fleming et al., 2006);
h
(Itaya et al., 1981);
i
(Itaya and Vanhoesen, 1982);
j
(Shen and Semba, 1994);
k
(Fite et al., 1999);
l
(Fite and Janusonis, 2002);
m
(Canteras et al., 2011);
n
(Lu et al., 1999);
p
(Qu et al., 1996);
q
(Levine et al., 1991);