Of All the Different Types of Cells in the Retina

question 17

Essay

Of all the different types of cells in the retina, including the enormous number of each cell type (e.g., amacrine cells), propose an explanation for why only ganglion cells are myelinated, but not until part of their axons enter the optic nerve.

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