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THE large multipolar ganglion cells of the retina send their dendrites in all directions over a wide area in the inner molecular layer. The general features of these cells have been investigated in many different vertebrates by numerous investigators1–3. Polyak3 has given the fullest description, grouping the cells according to the extent and complexity of the dendritic processes when viewed in vertical section. Ramón y Cajal's original description grouped them chiefly according to the depth at which most of their dendrites were found in the inner molecular layer. Oshinomi4, probably because of the inherent difficulties of demonstrating the dendrites, relied solely on the size and shape of the body to place them in different categories.
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FISHER, R. Distribution of Dendrites in Retinal Ganglion and Cortical Stellate Cells. Nature 205, 1015–1016 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2051015a0
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