Amacrine Cells

Published27 Aug 2020
Author Calli McMurray
Source BrainFacts/SfN

Amacrine cells fine tune electrical signaling in the retina.

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Image "Starburst Amacrine Cells" by Z. Jimmy Zhou, JNeurosci 1998

About the Author

Calli McMurray

Calli McMurray is the Media & Science Writing Associate at SfN. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience.

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References

Kolb, H., Fernandez, E., & Nelson, R. (2007). Part II: Anatomy and Physiology of the retina. In Webvision: The organization of the retina and visual system. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine (US). Retrieved from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21413389/

Lagnado, L. (1998). Retinal processing: Amacrine cells keep it short and sweet. Current Biology, 8(17). doi:10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70385-9