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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Comp Neurol. 2015 Jun 25;524(1):74–89. doi: 10.1002/cne.23823

Table 2.

Summary of patterns of labeling.

Anole lizard Garter snake Queen snake Snapping turtle Painted turtle Birds Fish & Amphibians
Glucagon/GLP1 Amacrine cells +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ?
Glucagon/GLP1 Endings in CMZ +++ +++ +++ ?
Pax6 amacrine +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Pax6 Müller glia + + + + +?
Pax6 CMZ or retinal margin + + + + + + +
Sox9 Müller glia +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ?
Sox9 IPL glia (presumptive NIRG cells) ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ?
Sox9 CMZ or retinal margin + + + + + + ?
Sox9 RPE ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ?
Substance P amacrine cells +++ + +? +++ +++
Substance P CMZ or retinal margin +? +? +++ ?
N-cadherin CMZ or retinal margin + ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
GCR CMZ or retinal margin +++ +++ +++ ++ ++ +++ ?
GCR Müller glia +++ ++ ++ ++ +++ +++ ?
Vimentin Müller glia + end feet ++ through-out + + + +++ +++ +++ ++
GFAP Müller glia + end feet ++ low levels +++ through-out +++ + + ++ +++ ++ ++
TOPAP ++ Müller glia ? bipolar cells +++ ? ? +++ +++ +++
Sox2 Müller glia +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Sox2 IPL glia (presumptive NIRG cells) ++ ++ ++ ++
Pax2 +++ Müller glia + peripapillary glia +++ + +++ +++ +++ and + +++ and +?
Proliferating cells in the CMZ + + ++ +++

+++ distinct immunolabeling and/or numerous cells, ++ moderate immunolabeling and/or many cells, + weak immunolabeling and/or few cells, − no detectable labeling