Or into retinal cells, which could be used to restore failing vision.
The first action potential occurs in the retinal ganglion cell.
He said retinal cells are "quite hardy" and should be readily available from eye banks.
At this 90-degree angle the retinal cells perceive light to be much brighter than they otherwise would.
The retinal cells achieved near normal function in animals that otherwise would have gone blind.
There are about 1.2 to 1.5 million retinal ganglion cells in the human retina.
According to the two-hit model, two events are necessary for the retinal cell or cells to develop into tumors.
From there, the image passes through the retinal cells, into the optic nerve, and finally to the back of the brain which process the images.
Figure 8 Selectivity for orientation is also found in retinal ganglion cells.
Bistratified retinal ganglion cells have been identified only relatively recently.