Amacrine cell
| Amacrine cell | |
|---|---|
Morphology of an nNOS-2 Amacrine Cell filled with neurobiotin (green) in an nNOS-Cre transgenic mouse retina; Ai9 reporter-driven expression of tdTomato is observed in both Ganglion Cell layer (magenta) and Inner Nuclear Layer (red) somata. Scale bar, 100 um. | |
| Details | |
| Location | Inner nuclear layer and Ganglion cell layer of the retina |
| Shape | Varies |
| Function | inhibitory or neuromodulatory interneurons |
| Neurotransmitter | gamma-Aminobutyric acid, glycine, DA, NO or 5-HT |
| Presynaptic connections | Bipolar cells |
| Postsynaptic connections | Bipolar cells and Ganglion cells |
| Identifiers | |
| MeSH | D025042 |
| NeuroLex ID | nifext_36 |
| FMA | 67766 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
In the anatomy of the eye, amacrine cells are interneurons in the retina. They are named from Greek a– 'non'; makr– 'long' and in– 'fiber', because of their short neuronal processes. Amacrine cells are inhibitory neurons which project their dendritic arbors onto the inner plexiform layer (IPL). They interact with retinal ganglion cells and bipolar cells.