Central connections of Limulus ventral photoreceptors revealed by intracellular staining

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Abstract
We stained the central terminations of Limulus ventral photoreceptors by intracellular injection of cobalt chloride into the cell bodies. Axons of these photreceptors enter the protocerebrum via the ventral optic nerve and pass to the medulla. As they reach the surface of the medullar neuropil they branch profusely in fine processes with intermittent varicosities. Each axonal arborization covers about 0.01–0.02 mm2 of this surface immediately adjacent to the medullar ganglion cell layer. Each point on the surface of the medullar neuropil receives, on the average, input from about 6 ventral photoreceptor axons.