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The compound eye of the fly (Musca domestica): connections between the cartridges of the lamina ganglionaris

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Zusätzlich zu den drei Interneuronen erster Ordnung (L1, L2, L3), die in jeder „Cartridge“ der Lamina vorkommen, wurde ein vierter Interneuronentyp (L4) gefunden, dessen zu anderen Cartridges gerichtete Kollateralen ein regelmäßig angeordnetes Fasernetz an der Innenseite der Lamina bilden.

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In addition to the three first order interneurons (L1, L2, L3) which are present in each optic cartridge of the lamina, a fourth type of interneuron (L4) has been discovered whose collaterals to other cartridges compose an orderly network arrangement of fibres under the lamina's inner face.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Kybernetik, Tübingen

    Nicholas J. Strausfeld & Valentin Braitenberg

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We are grateful to Dr. Martin Heisenberg for discussion and reading the Appendix, and to Mrs. K. Schwertfeger for the preparation of the manuscript.

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Strausfeld, N.J., Braitenberg, V. The compound eye of the fly (Musca domestica): connections between the cartridges of the lamina ganglionaris. Z. Vergl. Physiol. 70, 95–104 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00297712

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