The stereotypic dendritic morphology is one of the landmark characteristics for classifying retinal ganglion cell (RGC) subtypes. These unique dendritic morphologies and their corresponding stratification level in the inner plexiform layer are indicators of their physiological function and presynaptic connection with other neurons. Mis-patterned dendritic morphologies underlie many neurological disease conditions. To streamline the morphological analysis of RGCs, here, we describe a simple protocol using Cre-/lox-dependent genetically directed sparse labeling strategy on flat-mounted retinas to inspect dendritic morphology of specific RGC subtypes.
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Jamal, L., Kiyama, T., & Mao, C. A. (2020). Genetically Directed Sparse Labeling System for Anatomical Studies of Retinal Ganglion Cells. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 2092, pp. 187–194). Humana Press Inc. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0175-4_13
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