Diameter of retinal ganglion cell

Value 26.5 μm Range: 14 to 65  μm
Organism African Elephant Loxodonta africana
Reference Pettigrew JD, Bhagwandin A, Haagensen M, Manger PR. Visual acuity and heterogeneities of retinal ganglion cell densities and the tapetum lucidum of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). Brain Behav Evol. 2010 75(4):251-61. doi: 10.1159/000314898. p.253 right column top paragraphPubMed ID20587993
Comments "The diameters of the ganglion cells averaged 26.5µm and ranged between 14 and 65 µm [100 ganglion cell diameters were randomly measured from each quadrant in each retina (n=2,400), the standard deviation for this dataset was 7.4µm]."
Entered by Uri M
ID 109092