Figure 7 of Clarke, Mol Vis 2008; 14:706-720.


Figure 7. Attraction and repulsion of rod and cone neuritic growth to novel partners may contribute to the remodeling of retinal circuits in disease. In disease, as in vitro, rod cells are attracted to multipolar cells that lie in the inner nuclear layer (INL), whereas cone cells tend to form new growth near adjacent bipolar cells. Black arrows indicate normal axonal processes of photoreceptor cells in the retina; green arrows show new growth made in retinal disease. Other abbreviations used: OPL, outer plexiform layer; ONL, outer nuclear layer.