Fig. 8

Relay cell class specificity is preserved in dLGN of math5 ^−/−. a Projection images of 3D rendered relay neurons in math5 ^−/− showing the three morphologically identified classes of relay cells; left: X-like with bi-conical dendritic morphology; middle: Y-like with radially oriented dendritic arbors; and right W-like with hemispherical morphology. Classification is based on a DOi as described in [30] (Krahe et al., 2011). Scale bar = 58 μm. b Scatter plot depicting the location of relay cells in the dLGN of math5 ^−/−. Dashed lines represent superimposed coronal slices (300 μm thick) delineating the outlines of dLGN. Colors depict identified cell types (X-like: red; Y-like: green; W-like: blue)