Cell
retinal ganglion
ret·i·nal gan·gli·on
Subclass of:
Retinal Neurons
Definitions related to retinal ganglion cells:
  • (retinal ganglion) Cells of the innermost nuclear layer of the retina, the ganglion cell layer, which project axons through the optic nerve to the brain; variable in size and in the shapes of their dendritic arbors, which are generally confined to the inner plexiform layer; a small subset of these cells act as photoreceptors and project to the suprachiasmatic nucleus, the location of the circadian clock, setting the circadian rhythm.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • An output neuron in the retina that receives visual signals from photoreceptors via interneurons, and transmits the information to the thalamus, hypothalamus, and superior colliculus of the brain through the optic nerve.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Neurons of the innermost layer of the retina, the internal plexiform layer. They are of variable sizes and shapes, and their axons project via the OPTIC NERVE to the brain. A small subset of these cells act as photoreceptors with projections to the SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS, the center for regulating CIRCADIAN RHYTHM.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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