IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF GABA IN CHAMELEON RETINA (CHAMALEO-CHAMALEO)

Citation
A. Quesada et al., IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF GABA IN CHAMELEON RETINA (CHAMALEO-CHAMALEO), Cell biology international, 20(6), 1996, pp. 395-400
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Cell Biology
Journal title
ISSN journal
10656995
Volume
20
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
395 - 400
Database
ISI
SICI code
1065-6995(1996)20:6<395:ILOGIC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We used a policlonal antiserum against GABA and demonstated GABA-immun oreactivity (GABA-IR) in several populations of amacrine cells in the inner nuclear layer (INL), and other cells in the inner plexiform laye r (IPL) of the central and peripheral retina of the chameleon. Horizon tal cells do not contain GABA-IR and the chameleon retina is therefore an exception among non-mammals. GABA-IR was not seen in cell bodies i n the position of photoreceptor, bipolar and interplexiform cells sugg esting that GABA is not involved in synaptic transmission in the outer plexiform layer of chameleon retina. (C) 1996 Academic Press Limited