The Neurons of the First Optic Ganglion of the Bee (Apis mellifera)

I. Introduction. - II. Material and Methods. - 1. Reduced silver impregnation. - 2. Methylene blue staining. - 3. Golgi s selective silver impregnation. - 4. Technical equipment. - III. Results. - 1. Morphology of the lamina. - 2. Localization of cell bodies in the peripheral visual system. - 3. Retina- lamina and lamina- medulla projections. - 4. Lamina fibres. - 5. Outer chiasma. - 6. Medulla. - IV. Discussion. - Summary. - 1. General anatomical features. - 2. Retinula- (svf and lvf) and lamina-fibers (L-, am-, T-, C-,). - 3. Discussion of the connection pattern. - Acknowledgements. - References.