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Mouse Retinal Phenotyping pp 3–25Cite as

Morphological Survey from Neurons to Circuits of the Mouse Retina

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The mouse retina has a layered structure that is composed of five classes of neurons supported by Müller glial and pigment epithelial cells. Recent studies have made progress in the classification of bipolar and ganglion cells, and also in the wiring of rod-driven signaling, color coding, and directional selectivity. Molecular biological techniques, such as genetic manipulation, transcriptomics, and fluorescence imaging, have contributed a lot to these advancements. The mouse retina has consistently been an important experimental system for both basic and clinical neurosciences.

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Tsukamoto, Y. (2018). Morphological Survey from Neurons to Circuits of the Mouse Retina. In: Tanimoto, N. (eds) Mouse Retinal Phenotyping. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1753. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7720-8_1

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