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Amacrine cell: Structure, Function & Classification

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.

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Amacrine cell topic overview

The analysis highlights Structure, Function and Classification as prominent areas in the source structure around Amacrine cell.

Related topics
27
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
31
Extracted relationships
65
Concept neighborhoods
19
Bridge connections
31

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Structure · 14 topics
Overview · 10 topics
Function · 2 topics
Classification · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Location
Inner nuclear layer and Ganglion cell layer of the retina
FMA
67766
Function
inhibitory or neuromodulatory interneurons
MeSH
D025042
NeuroLex ID
nifext_36
Neurotransmitter
gamma-Aminobutyric acid, glycine, DA, NO or 5-HT

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

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Overview

Structure

Function

Classification

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Amacrine cell connects Entity context

The extracted context around Amacrine cell shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Amacrine cell → Amacrine Cell Archived, Archived, Cells, Eye Brain, Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, National Library, Neuroscience Information Framework, NIF Search, Vision, Wayback Machine, Wayback Machine Hubel, Webvision Another extracted example is Amacrine cell → Acetylcholine, Amacrine, Another, As, ChAT, GABA, GABAergic, GCL, INL, Many, One, TH, These. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Amacrine cell

Top relations

related to External links · 13
Amacrine cell → Amacrine Cell Archived, Archived, Cells, Eye Brain, Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, National Library, Neuroscience Information Framework, NIF Search, Vision, Wayback Machine, Wayback Machine Hubel, Webvision
related to Types · 13
Amacrine cell → Acetylcholine, Amacrine, Another, As, ChAT, GABA, GABAergic, GCL, INL, Many, One, TH, These
related to Structure · 8
Amacrine cell → Amacrine, Aminobutyric, Each, IPL, Like, Most, There, They
related to Classification · 4
Amacrine cell → According, However, It, This
related to Organization · 4
Amacrine cell → Amacrine, MEGF10, MEGF11, Mosaic
related to Function · 3
Amacrine cell → In, Intercept, IPLCreate
is a · 2
Amacrine cell → AII amacrine cells, mediator of signals from rod cells under scotopic conditions
FMA · 1
Amacrine cell → 67766
Function · 1
Amacrine cell → inhibitory or neuromodulatory interneurons
Location · 1
Amacrine cell → Inner nuclear layer and Ganglion cell layer of the retina

Important terminology

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Important terminology

cells amacrine cell ganglion retina field layer bipolar gabaergic retinal function one inner inhibitory glycine also different type many glycinergic

Amacrine cell relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 65 structured relationships around Amacrine cell. Examples in this analysis include Amacrine cell → FMA → 67766 and Amacrine cell → Function → inhibitory or neuromodulatory interneurons. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Amacrine cellFMA677661.00infobox
Amacrine cellFunctioninhibitory or neuromodulatory interneurons1.00infobox
Amacrine cellLocationInner nuclear layer and Ganglion cell layer of the retina1.00infobox
Amacrine cellMeSHD0250421.00infobox
Amacrine cellNeuroLex IDnifext_361.00infobox
Amacrine cellNeurotransmittergamma-Aminobutyric acid, glycine, DA, NO or 5-HT1.00infobox
Amacrine cellPostsynaptic connectionsBipolar cells and Ganglion cells1.00infobox
Amacrine cellPresynaptic connectionsBipolar cells1.00infobox
Amacrine cellShapeVaries1.00infobox
Amacrine cellis aAII amacrine cells0.90text
Amacrine cellis amediator of signals from rod cells under scotopic conditions0.90text
release of dopamineinstance ofbut some specific functions of the retinal amacrine cells can be outlined.Intercept retinal ganglion cells and/ or bipolar cells in the IPLCreate functional subunits within the…0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Amacrine cell bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Cells, Cell and Type. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Amacrine cell
    • Cells
    • Cell
    • Type
    • Ganglion
    • Gabaergic
    • Retina
    • Field
    • Function
    • One
    • Different
    • Glycinergic
    • Many
  • amacrine cell
    • Cells
    • Ganglion
    • Cell
    • Retina
    • Type
    • One
    • Nuclear
    • Field
    • Gabaergic
    • Inner
    • Function
    • Layer
  • inner plexiform layer
    • Nuclear
    • Layer
    • Ipl
    • Form
    • Function
    • Neurotransmitter
    • Ganglion
    • Retina
    • Interneurons
    • Cell
    • Synapses
    • Synaptic
  • retinal ganglion cells
    • Bipolar
    • Cell
    • Retina
    • Layer
    • Retinal
    • Nuclear
    • Synapses
    • Inner
    • Communication
    • Functions
    • Ganglion
    • Field
  • bipolar cells
    • Cone
    • Retinal
    • Rod
    • Ganglion
    • Synapses
    • Synaptic
    • Cell
    • Horizontal
    • Ipl
    • Field
    • Inhibitory
    • Function
  • horizontal cells
    • Cell
    • Ganglion
    • Field
    • Cone
    • Rod
    • Bipolar
    • Gabaergic
    • Retinal
    • Retina
    • Different
    • Glycinergic
    • Many
  • starburst amacrine cell
    • Cells
    • Ganglion
    • Cell
    • Retina
    • Type
    • One
    • Nuclear
    • Field
    • Gabaergic
    • Inner
    • Function
    • Layer
  • aii amacrine cells
    • Cells
    • Cell
    • Ganglion
    • Field
    • Gabaergic
    • Retina
    • Function
    • One
    • Bipolar
    • Retinal
    • Different
    • Glycinergic

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Amacrine cell, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Amacrine cell with Structure. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Amacrine cell — Structure · splits 17 ⟂ 15
Amacrine cell — Overview · splits 21 ⟂ 11
Amacrine cell — Function · splits 29 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Amacrine cell

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples65
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Amacrine cell to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Structure, Function & Classification, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Amacrine cell · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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