Mauthner, Ludwig


Mauthner,

Ludwig, Austrian ophthalmologist, 1840-1894. Mauthner cell - a large neuron of the spinal cord with its cell body located in the metencephalon of fish and amphibia.Mauthner fiber - an axon.Mauthner sheath - the plasma membrane of the axon. Synonym(s): axolemmaMauthner test - an obsolete test for color perception.