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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 20.
Published in final edited form as: Nature. 2014 Feb 26;507(7492):358–361. doi: 10.1038/nature12989

Figure 2. Parallel, layer-specific thalamocortical circuits in the mouse.

Figure 2

Tracer injections to a, all V1 layers b, layer 4 and c, superficial V1. d–f, dLGN neurons labeled after (d) full depth injection (asterisk: axons of L6 neurons; yellow box, neurons in shell; green box, middle; blue box, core) e, deep V1 injection and f, superficial V1 injection (arrows: labeled cells; arrowhead: labeled cell outside shell.) g–i, Position of retrogradely labeled cells along dLGN width: g, Full depth: 35.54 ± 1.62% (4 mice; n= 232 cells); h, deep : 68.53 ± 1.22 % (4 mice; n= 69 cells); i, superficial: 14.68 ± 1.57 % (4 mice; n= 78 cells). Superficial vs. deep= ***P<0.0001; Tukey’s multiple comparisons. c, Scale, 200 µm. f, Scale, 100 µm.