EXPRESSION AND LOCALIZATION OF GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID-A (GABA(A)) RECEPTOR ALPHA-1 SUBUNIT AND L-GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE (GAD) MESSENGER-RNAS IN RAT RETINA - AN ANALYSIS BY IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION

被引:11
作者
KOSAKA, J [1 ]
MORII, E [1 ]
TANIGUCHI, M [1 ]
KITAMURA, Y [1 ]
NOMURA, S [1 ]
FUKUDA, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] OSAKA UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT PATHOL, SUITA, OSAKA 565, JAPAN
来源
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH | 1994年 / 25卷 / 1-2期
关键词
RAT; RETINA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GABA(A) RECEPTOR ALPHA-1 SUBUNIT; L-GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; RETINAL GANGLION CELL; DIGOXIGENIN-LABELED CRNA;
D O I
10.1016/0169-328X(94)90294-1
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The localization of the mRNAs encoding gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) receptor alpha 1 subunit (GABA(A) alpha 1) and L-glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) was elucidated in the rat retina by in situ hybridization. Soma diameter analysis of signal positive cells in the ganglion cell layer demonstrated that a subpopulation including alpha-cells of retinal ganglion cells expressed GABA(A) alpha 1 mRNA and a subpopulation of ganglion cells smaller than alpha-cells expressed GAD mRNA.
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页码:163 / 167
页数:5
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