Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource

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Preferred Name

parasol ganglion cell of retina
Synonyms

M ganglion cell

M cell
Definitions

A retinal ganglion cell located in the ganglion cell layer of the retina. This cell projects to magnocellular cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). They have large cell bodies and extensive, branching dendritic networks that contribute to their large receptive fields. These cells should not be confused with M1-M14 retinal ganglion cells described in PMID:16626866 which refer to a different classification of retinal ganglion cells.
ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_4023189
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These cells should not be confused with M1-M14 retinal ganglion cells described in PMID:16626866 which refer to a different classification of retinal ganglion cells.
alternative label

M ganglion cell

M cell
contributor

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7655-4833

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7258-9596
definition

A retinal ganglion cell located in the ganglion cell layer of the retina. This cell projects to magnocellular cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). They have large cell bodies and extensive, branching dendritic networks that contribute to their large receptive fields.

These cells should not be confused with M1-M14 retinal ganglion cells described in PMID:16626866 which refer to a different classification of retinal ganglion cells.
has_related_synonym

M ganglion cell

M cell
in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas
label

parasol ganglion cell of retina
prefixIRI

CL:4023189
prefLabel

parasol ganglion cell of retina
present_in_taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
textual definition

A retinal ganglion cell located in the ganglion cell layer of the retina. This cell projects to magnocellular cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). They have large cell bodies and extensive, branching dendritic networks that contribute to their large receptive fields.
subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000740
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