| Animal |
Ganglion Cell Number (Average) |
% of Amacrine Cells of the Ganglion Cell Layer Neurons |
Astrocytes in the Inner Retina |
| Mouse |
32,000 – 87,000 [56] |
59% [59] |
+ |
| Rat |
72,371 - 113,000 [52-58] |
50% [60,61] |
+ |
| Rabbit |
250,000 - 394,000 [63,64,66] |
31,7% [67,68] |
(+), only in vascular streak region [62] |
| Quail |
2,000,000 [73] |
? [73] |
Ø [69] |
| Chicken |
2,400,000 [74] |
- 35% [75,76] |
Ø [69] |
| Pig |
442,629 [77] |
31% [78] |
+, mainly around vessels [79,80] |
| Cat |
193,000 [82] |
80% [107-109] |
+, mainly around nerve fibers [103-105] |
| Dog |
148,303 [81] |
|
+, mainly around vessels [102] |
| Monkey |
900,000 – 1,500,000 [110-113] |
Fovea 5%, nasal 30%, temporal 50% [115] |
+, mainly around vessels |
| Human |
700,000 – 1,500,000 [114] |
Fovea 3%, peripheral - 80% [114] |
+, mainly around vessels |
? = No quantified or estimated data available.Ø = no, (+) = limited, + = ubiquitous presence of astrocytes.