IMMUNOREACTIVITY TO GABA-A RECEPTOR IN THE OUTER PLEXIFORM LAYER OF THE CAT RETINA

被引:63
作者
VARDI, N
MASARACHIA, P
STERLING, P
机构
[1] Department of Anatomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
关键词
GABA; CONE PEDICLES; HORIZONTAL CELLS;
D O I
10.1002/cne.903200310
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The distribution of GABA(A) receptor in the outer plexiform layer of cat retina was studied immunocytochemistry with monoclonal antibodies. Staining was observed at the base of the cone pedicle, extracellularly, in association with the "triad" synaptic complex. Some bipolar dendrites and the basal processes that interconnect the cone pedicles were also stained. Rod spherules and horizontal cells were negative. The findings support the idea that the cone horizontal cells are GABAergic.
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