Horizontal cells

Horizontal cells

Retinal neurons that mediate lateral interactions between photoreceptor terminals and the dendrites of bipolar cells.

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horizontal cells

Biology; Neuroscience

Retinal neurons that mediate lateral interactions between photoreceptor terminals and the dendrites of bipolar cells.

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The cells that integrate information across the retina; rather than sending signals toward the brain, horizontal cells connect receptors to each other.

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Neurons in the inner nuclear layer of the retina that synapse with both the retinal photoreceptor cells and the retinal bipolar cells, as well as other horizontal cells. The ...

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