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Responses of rod bipolar cells isolated from the rat retina to the glutamate agonist 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (APB).
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| Author | Yamashita, M. Wässle, Heinz |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Abstract | Isolated rod bipolar cells were obtained by enzymatic (papain) and mechanical dissociation of the adult rat retina. Virtually all intact bipolar cells in the dissociates expressed protein kinase C (PKC) immunoreactivity, a selective marker for rod bipolar cells in the in vivo retina. Whole-cell recordings were performed using nystatin in the patch pipette to minimize washout of those cytoplasmic components necessary for the maintenance of ionic currents. At holding potentials of -33 mV, a tonic inward current was observed. The glutamate agonist 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate (APB) reduced this current by closing ion channels. Under normal conditions, Na+ appeared to be the main charge carrier. Both the internal and the external Ca2+ concentrations were found to exert a powerful influence on the APB-sensitive current. We conclude that the rod bipolar cell in situ is depolarized at light onset. |
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| PubMed reference number | 1714492 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/11/8/2372.full.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.11-08-02372.1991 |
| Journal | The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |