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10910110

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
The inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) has been shown to influence the responses of ganglion cells in the mammalian retina. Consistently, GABA(A) receptor subunits have been localized to different ganglion cell types. In this study, the distribution of the alpha1 subunit of the GABA(A) receptor on the dendrites of midget and parasol ganglion cells was investigated quantitatively in the retina of a New World monkey, the marmoset. Ganglion cells were injected with Neurobiotin in a live in vitro retinal whole-mount preparation. Retinal pieces were then processed with an antibody against the alpha1 subunit of the GABA(A) receptor. Strong punctate immunoreactivity indicative of synaptic localization is present in the ON and OFF sublamina of the inner plexiform layer. Many of the immunoreactive puncta coincide with the dendrites of both midget and parasol ganglion cells. Immunoreactive puncta are present on distal and proximal dendrites of ON and OFF cells of both ganglion cell types. On average, parasol cells show a slight increase in the spatial density of immunoreactive puncta with distance from the soma, whereas the density of immunoreactive puncta on midget cells stays even. Parasol ganglion cells show a slightly higher average density of immunoreactive puncta (0.083 puncta/microm dendrite) than midget cells (0.054 puncta/microm dendrite).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0952-5238
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
437-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Distribution of the alpha1 subunit of the GABA(A) receptor on midget and parasol ganglion cells in the retina of the common marmoset Callithrix jacchus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Institute for Biomedical Research, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't