Ogden T E
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1978 Jun;17(6):499-510.
The nerve fiber layer of several species of primate has been studied with Golgi silver impregnations and Nissl stains. The morphology, distribution, and density of fibrous astrocytes of the nerve fiber layer are described. Two classes of astrocytes are distinguished: elongated cells whose processes parallel the nerve fiber bundles and cover a rectangular area more than two time longer than wide without vascular contact and stellate cells whose processes conspicuously cross the nerve fiber bundles to cover a slightly oval area and make unspecialized vascular contacts. The density of glial nuclei in the nerve fiber layer is roughly proportional to the thickness of the layer all across the retina, so that higher densities are seen in specialized regions such as the arcuate nerve fiber bundles and near the optic disc.
已用高尔基银浸染法和尼氏染色法对几种灵长类动物的神经纤维层进行了研究。描述了神经纤维层中纤维性星形胶质细胞的形态、分布和密度。区分出两类星形胶质细胞：一类是细长细胞，其突起与神经纤维束平行，覆盖的矩形区域长是宽的两倍多，且不与血管接触；另一类是星形细胞，其突起明显交叉于神经纤维束之间，覆盖略呈椭圆形的区域，并与血管形成非特化接触。整个视网膜中，神经纤维层中胶质细胞核的密度大致与该层的厚度成正比，因此在诸如弓形神经纤维束和视盘附近等特化区域可观察到较高的密度。
