Retinal Ganglion Cells
"Retinal Ganglion Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Neurons of the innermost layer of the retina, the internal plexiform layer. They are of variable sizes and shapes, and their axons project via the OPTIC NERVE to the brain. A small subset of these cells act as photoreceptors with projections to the SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS, the center for regulating CIRCADIAN RHYTHM.
| Descriptor ID |
D012165
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.650.850.875 A09.371.729.831.875 A11.671.650.850.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Retinal Ganglion Cells- Retinal Ganglion Cells
- Cell, Retinal Ganglion
- Cells, Retinal Ganglion
- Ganglion Cell, Retinal
- Ganglion Cells, Retinal
- Retinal Ganglion Cell
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